A military court in Kuwait has convicted a third soldier in connection with the August suicide of 19-year-old Keiffer Wilhelm. Staff Sgt. Enoch Chatman of West Covina, Calif., received three months’ confinement and a written reprimand from the commanding general and was reduced two pay levels to a specialist. Chatman was among four soldiers charged…
Continue reading ›Statistics are starting to be released about suicides, primarily within the Army, showing increases in the numbers. I think it’s reasonably safe to assume that attempts as well as “gestures” have risen during that period of time. Eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq have etched indelible scars on the psyches of many of…
Continue reading ›A lieutenant colonel said because he suffers from kleptomania he should not be court-martialed for shoplifting last year at Fort Benning, Ga. Lt. Col. Rodney Page, a 28-year Army veteran, admits to stealing $37 worth of challenge coins at the post exchange, but he blames the Army for mistakenly reducing medication he takes to curb…
Continue reading ›Larson said Hutchinson’s command did offer her child-care options when her plan fell through, but did not specify if those options included foster care, as was alleged by Courage to Resist. “So far, Spc. Hutchinson has chosen not to take advantage of any of those options,” Larson said. “A well-known veterans group was one of…
Continue reading ›CAAF has decided United States v. Williams. This is a pretrial confinement, Article 13, UCMJ, case.
Continue reading ›A 69-year-old San Diego County man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for posing as a decorated Marine major general. Navy Times reports. Fort Lewis says an Army private will be court-martialed Tuesday in the death of a 16-year-old high school student in the barracks. Seattle 911 reports.
Continue reading ›Us civilian lawyers frequently get questions about recruiting: Why can’t I join; why can’t I join without a waiver; why is my OTH, GD, RE2 a bar to enlistment. Here is part of the answer: Congress & Law reports the statistics. What causes people to be rejected can be boiled down – a bad economy,…
Continue reading ›Sentencing Law & Policy (an excellent site) has this post which may be of some interest to those dealing with post-confinement issues. The Third Circuit has today issued an interesting opinion concerning supervised release conditions for a repeat sex offender. The ruling in US v. Heckman, No. 08-3844 (3d Cir. Jan. 11, 2010) (available here),…
Continue reading ›A military judge has decided to move the trial for one of three Navy SEALs accused in connection with the alleged assault of a suspected terrorist to Iraq. Cmdr. Tierney Carlos, the trial judge for the court-martial of Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class (SEAL) Jonathan Elliot Keefe, has agreed with defense motions to move the…
Continue reading ›Yep, tomorrow is 11 January 2010. Briscoe v. Virginia will be argued at the U. S. Supreme Court. The link will take you to SCOTUSWiki which has all of the relevant pleadings and decisions.
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