Courtesy of cunninghamreport.com here are links to the Article 32, IO, report and recommendations. Ramos Charges Howell Charges Rasmussen Charges Couple of interesting points. Issues surrounding application and potential application of a privilege for safety investigations, a la Mil. R. Evid. 506. (a) General rule of privilege. Except where disclosure is required by an Act…
Continue reading ›I use Google Chrome for a browser so this wasn’t apparent to me. But Dr. C. at obamaconspiracy.org points out the following: I have no way of knowing whether LtC Terry Lakin authorized the use of his image to sell tax advice, bridge loans, auto liability insurance, and whatever other advertising attaches itself to his…
Continue reading ›Thanks to CrimProfBlog here is a link to an interesting post on Grits for Breakfast, with potential for relevance in a court-martial tried under the UCMJ, with examiners from USACIL and DCFL, etc. There was an astonishing moment yesterday at a breakout session on fingerprint examination at theTexas Forensic Science Seminar, at which Department of…
Continue reading ›Here’s an interesting piece in the Veterans Today. REPORT prepared for the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Military Law Committee Correction of Military Records and Judicial Review, has proven to be a shocker, and, should OUTRAGE every veteran ! Why you ask, well hold the phone. I would suggest this “report” is not news.…
Continue reading ›I posted the other day about the defense refusal to cooperate in a scheduled R.C.M. 706 board. Mr. Galligan’s website now points to this CNN piece. The title of his posting is, “Army Attempts Last Minute Changes to Sanity Board.” The CNN piece makes several observations. The defense objects to the timing. The defense alleges…
Continue reading ›Tomorrow begins the Article 32, UCMJ, hearing, prefatory to a general court-martial. NPR leads with: Dozens of people will take the witness stand in a military courtroom over the next few weeks to describe the pain of bullets piercing their bodies and the sight of fellow soldiers lying in pools of blood. But this hearing…
Continue reading ›Interesting, someone appears to have received a response to a request for information to APF. Courtesy of obamaconspiracy.org: From: Margaret Hemenway Date: Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 11:07 AM Subject: Re: Request from the Safeguard our Constitution Website To: (——) (——), LTC Lakin worked with the Foundation over this past wk-end to ensure that our…
Continue reading ›The other day I had posted about the unauthorized release of the Stryker Brigade Article 32 report and a Coast Guard report on the San Diego Bay incident. My question at the time was an appearing trend of unauthorized releases of Article 32, UCMJ, investigation reports. There is more on the Stryker Brigade case. The…
Continue reading ›Air Force Times reports that: The court-martial of Airman 1st Class Dustin A. Miller will begin Nov. 8. The security forces patrolman faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, aggravated assault inflicting grievous bodily harm and assault with the intent to commit murder. See prior postings about the Mackie (Trask) case…
Continue reading ›Despite the political rhetoric LTC Lakin’s case has given us a number of teaching moments or opportunity to refresh on some basic practice principles. 1. Can LTC Lakin change lawyers at this stage. The answer in this case is probably yes. Although technically Mr. Jensen should submit a motion to be released and the new…
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