IDENTIFICATION OF SPEAKERS

Identify the side or person conducting an examination by using one of the following standard stock entries (SSEs):

Questions by the prosection:

Questions by the defense:

Questions by the military judge:

Questions by the president:

Questions by a court member (LT DOE):

Identify individual questions posed by the questioner by a Q. Identify answers by the witness in response to questions posed by a questioner having control of the stage of examination by an A. Identify answers by the witness in response to questions asked by anyone else by WITNESS.

Use these prefixes to identify speakers:

COURT-MARTIAL PARTICIPANT ORAL (SPOKEN) TYPED Military Judge JUDGE MJ: President (speaking as presiding officer) PREZ PRES: Court Member MEMBER LT DOE MBR (LT DOE): Trial Counsel PROS TC: Assistant Trial Counsel ATC ATC: Defense Counsel DEF DC: Assistant Defense Counsel ADC ADC: Individual Military Counsel MC IMC: Individual Civilian Counsel ICC ICC: Witness (when speaking but not answering a question WITNESS WI T on examination) Accused (when speaking but not answering a question ACCUSED ACC: on examination as a witness on his or her own behalf)

SLIPS OF THE TONGUE, FALSE STARTS

You must record the testimony of witnesses and the remarks of court personnel and transcribe verbatim all slips of the tongue, false starts, interruptions, and pauses. When the person speaking interrupts himself or herself or pauses, use two hyphens to show this interruption; example:

Q. What did he tell you?

A. Well, I- -I'm not really certain.

When the person speaking is interrupted by another, use four hyphens to show this type of interruption; example:

Q. What did the commander tell you?

A. He told me that- - - -

DC: I object. What the commander said is hearsay.

REPORTER'S REMARKS

Paragraph 49b of the MCM, in discussing the duties of the reporter, states in part, "It is the duty of the reporter to include in the record everything that is said or takes place in open sessions, hearings out of the presence of the court members, and the reporter will omit no portion of these proceedings from the record." (Emphasis supplied.)

You must record such acts as a witness pointing to the accused when identifying the accused, or any other motion or movement of personnel in the courtroom (other than spectators). Reporting these reporter's remarks is called ad libbing. Enclose your remark in brackets, except SSEs, to show that it is a reporter's remark or an ad lib.

Report the swearing, opening, closing, recessing, adjourning of the court, or the calling and excusing of witnesses with SSEs. Notations by the reporter that are required to be enclosed in brackets should commence, if possible, on the same line or on the next immediate line; for example: A. [Pointing in the direction of the accused.] That's him over there.

Insert other reporter notations, where brackets are not required, two lines below the preceding line and indent them two spaces from the left margin; example:

Lieutenant (junior grade) Hatch, the challenged member, withdrew from the courtroom.

STANDARD STOCK ENTRIES

We have mentioned earlier the SSEs and their use for routine required items of information. The types of information covered by such entries are discussed as follows with examples.

Opening and Closing of the Court

The reporter is responsible for noting the time the court opens, recesses, closes, and adjourns. Note that the record must show the time (expressed in hours and minutes) and the date of each opening, closing, recess, and adjournment of the court. After the court closes, it thereafter opens. After the court recesses of adjourns, it thereafter is called to order. Use the following SSEs for these purposes:

The court closed at 0915 hours, 15 November 1994.

The court opened at 0930 hours, 15 November 1994.

The court recessed at 0915 hours, 15 November 1994.

The court was called to order at 0930 hours, 15 November 1994.

The court adjourned at 0915 hours, 15 November 1994.

The court was called to order at 0930 hours, 15 November 1994.

Calling Witnesses

The record must show that a witness was called or recalled by the prosecution, the defense, or the court. You must record the witness' name and, if a military person, rank or grade and armed force; examples:

Aviation Storekeeper Third Class John A. Doe, U.S. Navy, was called as a witness for the prosecution, was sworn, and testified as follows:

Yeoman Second Class Mary N. Christmas, U.S. Navy, was called as a witness for the defense, was sworn, and testified as follows:

Airman John A. Doe, U.S. Navy, was recalled as a witness for the court, was reminded that he was still under oath, and testified as follows: