Military.com reports: Last summer, more than a year after completing a seemingly successful tour as commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship Wasp, Capt. Michael Hawley was removed from his post as the head of a Norfolk-based training group. . . . But a report from the Naval Inspector General’s office outlines six personal or…
Continue reading ›United States v. Clayton. Another special exception, in of course, a CP case. The dissent says it all. RYAN, J., with whom ERDMANN, J., joins (dissenting): I cannot agree with the continued dilution of the requirement that there be an actual, as opposed to an intuitive or a hypothetical, nexus between the evidence sought and…
Continue reading ›You may remember the serious of stories about lawyer Orly Taitz, and you may remember that she was sanctioned for her actions in the case of an Army captain seeking to stop her deployment. Well . . . The Orange County Register reports that: Orly Taitz has been dealt another legal loss in her battle…
Continue reading ›ACCA has issued an opinion in United States v. Watson, another administrative discharge issued pending appeal, this time an officer. A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted appellant, pursuant to her pleas, of larceny of government property and fraud against the United States (two specifications), in violation of Articles 121 and 132, Uniform…
Continue reading ›Navy Times reports that: A former sector commander in Alaska is facing a general court-marital for charges of adultery, fraternization and other sexual improprieties. Capt. Herbert “Mark” Hamilton III has been charged with 30 counts, including: failing to follow orders; lying to investigators; committing adultery with enlisted personnel; sending and receiving “sexual and amorous text…
Continue reading ›Fay Observer reports that: U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle on Wednesday dismissed an effort by Army Master Sgt. Timothy Bailey Hennis to stop his court-martial for a 1985 triple homicide near Fort Bragg. A jury has been seated in the court-martial. Opening statements and testimony are scheduled to begin today. It appears that the judge…
Continue reading ›The FayObserver.com is reporting that a members panel has been selected and that trial on the merits will begin Wednesday, 17 March 2009.
Continue reading ›FayObserver.com reports that the Hennis members selection is still ongoing, apparently they have 11. The Telegraph.co.uk reports the following: US Navy crew’s mutiny against the ‘Sea Witch’ captain who ‘ belittled’ them Standing on the bridge of her warship with the ocean before her and a crew of men awaiting her command, the future looked…
Continue reading ›Here is a piece about guilty pleas in military death penalty cases from FDL. The New York Times is reporting that the Obama Administration is considering changing the law to permit prisoners at Gitmo to plead guilty to death penalty cases without need for a trial. This is apparently a reaction to the stated desires…
Continue reading ›Kate Wiltrout in the Virginia Pilot reports that the military judge has directed five defense witnesses be given immunity or the proceedings will be abated. The case against a Navy SEAL accused of not protecting an alleged Iraqi terrorist took a major turn Friday when a military judge ordered that five key defense witnesses be…
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