A piece of such humor came over my electronic transom today. I am a Military Defense Paralegal in the United States Air Force stationed at xxx. I am currently doing some research for my leadership at the AF Trial Defense Western/Pacific Region. We are collecting data to articulate the value of our services to our…
Continue reading ›Army Times reports: Four members of the Army Criminal Investigation Command at Fort Bragg have been suspended for the duration of an FBI probe. Army CID spokesman Christopher Grey confirmed the suspensions Thursday. The four were attached to the division’s drug investigation unit. The Fay Observer notes: The investigation was prompted by allegations that four…
Continue reading ›WRBLNews3 reports: The jury selection for the murder trial began Tuesday on post at Fort Stewart just outside Savannah. Sergeant Joseph Bozicevich is charged with the 2008 murder of two fellow soldiers near Baghdad. He pleaded not guilty. Opening statements are expected in mid- April. We sat down with a local defense attorney who has…
Continue reading ›United States v. Davis gives a quick reminder of Pierce credit issues. AFCCA upholds the conviction of a male airman for indecent exposure in the male showers. See United States v. Walker. AFCCA has decided an interesting case of de facto immunity. See United States v. Long. Apparently the accused was facing civilian charges. Based…
Continue reading ›In Ware v. State, the Alabama Supreme Court had this to say: In answering this question in the negative, this Court finds persuasive the rational and holding in United States v. Magyari, 63 M.J. 123 (C.A.A.F. 2006). The decision in Magyari is not binding on this Court and has no precedential value because it is…
Continue reading ›How do you do this? Navy Times reports: In an unusual high-level post-mortem, the head of Fleet Forces Command has sent a message to every fleet officer reminding them of the responsibilities of command following the exoneration of an officer on charges of dereliction of duty in the accidental death of one of his sailors.…
Continue reading ›Professor Berman has found a somewhat pessimistic view of Padilla v. Kentucky.
Continue reading ›have to get into the question of when is a military person discharged. United States v. Butler.
Continue reading ›Federal Evidence Review has this interesting case about application of the excited utterance exception in a child abuse case. While the court found error, it was ultimately decided to be harmless. But the case is worth looking at as a primer on how to attack admission as an excited utterance. In trial involving aggravated sexual…
Continue reading ›Stars & Stripes reports: The Army has relieved Col. James H. Johnson III of command of the 173rd Airborne Brigade for serious allegations “that were substantiated” following an extensive review, said the deputy commander of V Corps. Stars & Stripes reports: Air Force officials on Thursday formally charged a Kadena airman in last month’s stabbing…
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