Professional Writing Award far 1981

• Author: by Major Percival D. Park
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1. INTRODCCTION

Each year, the Alumni Association of The Judge Adrocate Gener-al's School, Charlottesville, Virginia, gives an award to the author of the best article published in the .I.lilitary Lax Rmtezc during the previous calendar year. The purposes of this award are to recognize outstanding scholarly achievement; in military legal writing and to encourage further witing.

The award was first given for an article published in 1563, in the sixth year of the Rmzeds exictence. It consists of a citation signed by The Judge Advocate General and an engraved plaque. Selection of a ainning article is based upon the article's usefulness to judge advocates in the field, its long-term value as an addition to military legal literature, and the qualit)- of its writing, organization, anal>-sis, and research.'

11. THE AWARD FOR 1981

The award for 1981 uas presented to Captain Edward D. Holmea, JAGC, WAR, for his article entitled, "The Residual Hearsay Exceptions: A Primer for Military Use."Z This article was published in volume 94, the fall 1581 issue of the .Wiiitary Lala R a l e z ~ .

Captain

Holmes is a member of the 105th USAR JAG Detachment (International Law), at Kansas City, Missouri. In civilian life he works as a prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice, ~n the Or-gamed Crime and Racketeering Seetian, a l ~ at Kansas Cit>.s Cap- >.* mare complete account of the history of rhe anard ard a detai.ed descnprior of smlieable ieleetian cntena and orocedureh amealr at 87 hlll L Rev 1 lulnrer

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In hi. anard-~iinning article, Captain Holmes diaeuraea Rules

from the civilianFederal Rules of Evidence, enacted by Congress in1976 6

Captain Holmes reveals the putposes of Congress 111 approving the resiiiual erceptioca throuph esnmination ai the legislative histor; of the Federal Rules. Xotice requirements, the discretion of the trial court in admitting or ereiuding profemed hearsa) evidence. the uze of 2 pretrial hearing under .irt~le

%(a), C.C.XJ.,e to h i - te wch questions, and related matters aiandards ior admrismn ate rerieiverl, a-th amendment right to confrontationscu~sion of federal and military case lawCaptain Holmes concludes with iugpestions to military proseeutor? and defeme counsel concerning the residual exeeptiona and their use. The article ib partly bared on his experience successfully arping far the Government in rnited Sfnfrs i- Bn/n,i~.'~a ci~i1ia.n

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