Since Denedo, and definitely since Padilla, military defense counsel must tell a client about the potential for deportation. A former U.S. Marine from Jamaica who was convicted by special court-martial of having sex with a girl younger than 16 is eligible for deportation, the Third Circuit ruled. Gurson Gourzong, a native of Jamaica, was admitted…
Continue reading ›The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (“the Panel”).
Continue reading ›The National Post (Canada) reports: The Canadian Forces has distributed 120,000 wallet-size cards to military personnel to remind them that sexual assault is an “inappropriate” behaviour. The cards are to be carried by military staff on the job, including when they are sent overseas. But a critic of how the Canadian Forces has been handling…
Continue reading ›OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1750.3A From: Chief of Naval Operations Subj: TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR ABUSED DEPENDENTS
Continue reading ›SecNav has signed a new policy on administrative separations for misconduct where the person has a mental health issue. To protect Sailors and Marines suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI) or any other diagnosed mental health condition, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has made his department the first in the…
Continue reading ›Senator Gillibrand accused DoD of lying to her about certain sexual assault statistics. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is pushing back on reports that the Pentagon misled Congress on its handling of sexual assault cases, blaming misunderstandings and a lack of access to some information. Now here is the letter SecDef Carter sent in response. Did…
Continue reading ›A 31 May 2016 grant at CAAF. No. 16-0418/NA. U.S. v. Jeffrey D. Sager. CCA 201400356. On consideration of the petition for grant of review of the decision of the United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, it is ordered that said petition is hereby granted on the following issues: IN AFFIRMING THE ABUSIVE…
Continue reading ›Now available: 05-09-2016, Investigative Oversight, Evaluation of the Separation of Service Members Who Made a Report of Sexual Assault (Project No. 2015C012), DODIG-2016-088. The report does not necessarily define what retaliation is–that’s a failing. Unfortunately people will start to believe it’s whatever the complaining witness says it is, even though something isn’t and shouldn’t be…
Continue reading ›The President has signed an Executive Order amending the Manual for Courts-Martial (which includes the rules of evidence) for 2016. Of significance, it will be even harder to challenge the admission of “confessions” or “admissions” of the accused. The current rule states that: “evidence obtained as a result of an unlawful search or seizure made…
Continue reading ›Well I see the FOIA site is up in Bergdahl per the MJ’s order. https://www.foia.army.mil/ReadingRoom/Detail.aspx?id=103 There’s the normal minutiae for early appellate exhibits, the EDN for example. Of most interest may be the DSM-5 diagnoses of: Schizotypal Disorder at the time of the offense, and that plus PTSD now. Bottom line, the military docs are…
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