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(B) If the government objects to the proposed defense witness, defense counsel may
request that the preliminary hearing officer determine whether the witness is relevant, not
cumulative, and necessary based on the limited scope and purpose of the preliminary hearing.
(C) If the government does not object to the proposed civilian witness or the preliminary
hearing officer determines that the civilian witness's testimony is relevant, not cumulative, and
necessary, counsel for the government shall invite the civilian witness to provide testimony and,
if the individual agrees, shall mal2014
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The preliminary hearing officer shall detennine whether the evidence is relevant, not cunmlative,
and necessary based on the limited scope and purpose of the hearing. If the preliminary hearing
officer determines that the evidence shall be produced, counsel for the government shall make
reasonable efforts to obtain the evidence.
(B) Evidence not under the control of the government.
(i) Evidence not under the control of the government may be obtained through
noncompulsory means or by subpoenas duces tecum issued by counsel for the government in
accordance with the process established by R.C.M. 703.
(ii) Prior to the preliminary hearing, defense counsel shall provide to counsel for the
government a list of evidence not under the control of the government that the accused requests
the government obtain. The preliminary hearing officer may set a deadline by which defense
requests must be received. Counsel for the government shall respond that either: (1) the
government agrees that the evidence is relevant, not cumulative, and necessary for the limited
scope and purpose of the prelimiriary hearing and shall issue subpoenas duces tecum for the
evidence; or (2) the goverinnent objects to production of the evidence on the grounds that the
evidence would be irrelevant, cumulative, or unnecessary based on the limited scope and purp0se
of the preliminary hearing.
(iii) If the government objects to production of the evidence, defense counsel may
request that the preliminary hearing officer determine whether the evidence should be produced.
If the. preliminary hearing officer .detelmines that the evidence is relevant, not cumulative, and
necessary based on the limited scope and purpose of the preliminary hearing and that the
issuance of subpoenas duces tecum would not cause undue delay to the preliminary hearing, the
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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