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This is a piece on a soon to be released documentary on the “Pendleton 8.” The blogosphere and twitter have been all-a-twitter. The documentary is intended to be a look on the Hamdania prosecutions, plus. The plus appears to be: The film is called Article 32, its title referring to the part of the U.S.…

Here is a link to the Report of the Second Cox Commission, published today.

Here is another article about Breaker Morant, by John Silvester in the Age. Rest in Peace? According to the article, the photo in my previous post on this is of Morant “moments before he was executed,” on 27 February 1902.

Not completely off point, and it is Sunday. I certainly remember a number of NJS and other military law related CLE’s using the movie Breaker Morant to discuss aspects of military law and justice. So here is an article in the Sydney Morning Herald by an Australian military lawyer who argues that Morant and his…

Thanks to CAAFLog, here is a link to the above report. Here are the most pertinent sections affecting military justice trial practitioners. SEC. 512. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF MEMBERS DIAGNOSED WITH OR REASONABLY ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 1. Prior to administrative discharge a medical examination is required. [A]…

Former Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Rocha says he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after being physically and sexually abused by fellow sailors over a two-year period. But after a Navy investigation into widespread hazing allegations within the unit, the only sailor discharged was Rocha, because he also admitted that he is gay. Stars and Stripes…

“Defending Those Who Defend America”: Avoiding Conflicts of Interest in Order to Provide an Ethical and Effective Defense Sex Offender Registration Laws and the Uniform Code of Military Justice: A Primer I follow SOR issues very closely for current clients, past clients, and the all too frequent new client. The article is good! You can…

Father: Convicted GI poisoned himself before surrendering By Seth Robbins, Stars and Stripes Online Edition, Tuesday, August 25, 2009 A Special Forces soldier who was on the run for nearly two days following a court-martial conviction poisoned himself before surrendering to police, his father told Stars and Stripes on Tuesday. “He may or may not…

Today’s New York Times has an article about fabricating DNA evidence in a laboratory. Unlike naturally-occurring DNA that could merely be planted at a crime scene, fabricated DNA would not require access to an original, physical specimen of a particular person’s DNA, so long as one had access to his DNA database profile. An excerpt…

Professor Colin Miller of the excellent EvidenceProf blog alerts that the CrimLawProf blog is back up and running with a new cast of characters.