I’m not posting much at the moment on the Fort Hood tragedy. People can follow the news as easily as I can. However, this article by Will Heaven in the (U.K.) Daily Telegraph did raise an eyebrow. Fort Hood shooting: the death penalty would make Nidal Malik Hasan an Islamic martyr The implication of the…
Continue reading ›Anyone who knows anything about death penalty cases knows that allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC) will figure significantly in an appeal. It’s given that no matter how hard they work they’ll be accused of incompetence. Today, the Supreme Court summarily reversed a Sixth Circuit case in which the circuit court found IAC. Here…
Continue reading ›JDNews of Jacksonville, NC, reports: Private Jonathan Law, 21, was placed in custody of authorities at the Camp Lejeune Brig Sunday, for the alleged homicide of Cpl. Joshua E. Hartzell, 22, according to a release from 2d Marine Logistics Group. Law was moved Saturday night from Pitt County Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for…
Continue reading ›Huffington Post reports: Where Will They Get the Troops? Preparing Undeployables for the Afghan Front As the Obama administration debates whether to send tens of thousands of extra troops to Afghanistan, an already overstretched military is increasingly struggling to meet its deployment numbers. Surprisingly, one place it seems to be targeting is military personnel who…
Continue reading ›Here is a copy of the preferred charges in subject case, courtesy of CGBlog. Posts about this case UP: Coastie O-5 in serious trouble
Continue reading ›WWAY NewsChannel 3 reports: Twenty-one-year-old Private Jonathan Law is in custody for the murder of another Marine early Friday morning. Officials still have their own questions regarding the incident, and are saying little about what they do know. ENC Today.com reports that Pvt Law have attempted suicide.
Continue reading ›Azcentral.com reports that: A U.S. Airman stationed in England is facing a court martial at Luke Air Force Base over charges that he smothered his 11-month old son.
Continue reading ›CAAFLog has this interesting post and question about a new (?) clause in standard Navy PTA’s that remove good time credit. This Agreement constitutes my request for, and the convening authority’s approval of, deferment of all confinement suspended pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and deferment for the days of “good time” (as defined…
Continue reading ›Robert Don Gifford has provided an update on the Behenna case. The entire Oklahoma congressional delegation signed a letter for clemency on his behalf. Recent radiocast from Tulsa radio morning program by host Pat Campbell The Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network, Douglas J. Hagmann, writes, ” The analysis of the forensic evidence alone should…
Continue reading ›The Leaf Chronicle reports: Military training takes many forms, and it doesn’t always involve guns and explosives, occasionally the weapon of choice is law books and verbal assaults. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on Wednesday heard the case of an Air Force staff sergeant at Fort Campbell, giving new military lawyers…
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