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Continuance denied
Please don’t do this.
[T]he defense counsels did not respect the judge’s ruling. [I]n an astounding show of contempt, [they] tried to force the judge to reverse himself by their unilateral withdrawal from the proceedings, on the apparent pretext that they were not prepared. They did not: voir dire the members challenge any member make an opening statement object to any prosecution exhibit cross-examine any prosecution witness object to any prosecution question present any defense case engage with the judge to prepare instructions to the members make closing argument object to clearly objectionable prosecution evidence present any matter in extenuation and mitigation most glaringly, they permitted appellant to make a very damaging and rambling unsworn statement without any apparent coaching or counselling whatsoever.
United States v. Galinato, 28 M.J. 1049, 1989 CMR LEXIS 488 (N-M.C.M.R. 1989).