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I MILITARY RULES OF EVIDENCE SYMPOSIUM: AN INTRODUCTION Robinson 0. Everett N -1 THE MILITARY RULES OF EVIDENCE: ORIGINS AND JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION Fredric I. Lederer THE USE OF EVIDENCE OF AN ACCUSED'S UNCHARGED MISCONDUCT TO PROVE MENS REA: THE DOCTRINE THAT THREATENS TO ENGULF THE CHARACTER EVIDENCE PROHIBITION 5 Edward J. Imwinkelried 8 MILITARY RULE OF EVIDENCE 804(b) (3)'s STATEMENT AGAINST PENAL INTEREST EXCEPTION: CAN THE RULE STAND ON ITS OWN? Mark E. Sharp SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IN COURTS-MARTIAL: FROM THE GENERAL ACCEPTANCE r ci C STANDARD TO THE RELEVANCY APPROACH Major Michael N. Schmitt and Captain Steven A. Hatfield MILITARY RULE OF EVIDENCE 404 AND GOOD MILITARY CHARACTER Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Capofari Volume 130 Fall 1990 Pamphlet HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NO. 27-100-130 Washington, D.C., Fall 1990 MILITARY LAW REVIEW-VOL. 130 The Military Law Review has been published quarterly at The Judge Advocate General’s School, US. 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Lederer ............................... 5 The Use of Evidence of an Accused’s Uncharged Misconduct to Prove Mens Rea: The Doctrine That Threatens to Engulf the Character Evidence Prohibition Edward J. Imwinkelried ......................... 41 Military Rule of Evidence 804(b) (3)’sStatement Against Penal Interest Exception: Can the Rule Stand on its Own? Mark E. Sharp .................................. 77 Scientific Evidence in Courts-Martial: From the General Acceptance Standard to the Relevancy Approach Major Michael N. Schmitt and Captain Steven A. Hatfield ....................... 135 Military Rule of Evidence 404 and Good Military Character Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Capofari ............... 171 iii SUBMISSION OF WRITINGS: Articles, comments, recent development notes, and book reviews should be submitted typed in duplicate, double-spaced, to the Editor, Military Law Rewiao, The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-1781 (hereinafter TJAGSA). 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It seems especially propitious, therefore, that we celebrate the tenth anniver- sary of the Military Rules of Evidence with a review of some of the significant developments in the Military Rules over the past decade. This issue of the Military Law Review contains numerous