Court-Martial Trial Practice

September 29, 2009, in Suits & Sentences. Troops lose challenge to anthrax vaccination Eight members of the U.S. military who challenged a mandatory anthrax vaccination have lost, again. Like the phoenix this is an old story that is likely to rise again in light of the proposed DoD flu shot program. Don’t know about others,…

Earlier comments on this subject are here and here. In particular here is the new NCIS policy. NCIS video/audio taping is not new as this report suggests — Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Fraud Interview Policies Similar to Other Federal Law Enforcement Agencies (Letter Report, 04/07/97, GAO/NSIAD-97-117). In fiscal year 1996, NCIS agents videotaped 56 interviews…

Marine set for court martial at Camp Pendleton in the death of an Iraqi prisoner L.A. Now, September 28, 2009 | 8:56 pm A court martial is to begin Tuesday at Camp Pendleton for the last of three Marines accused of killing unarmed prisoners during battle in Fallouja, Iraq. Sgt. Jermaine Nelson, 28, is charged…

Fayetteville Observer.com, by John Ramsey Five enlisted men and four officers were selected Monday as the jury that will decide whether Sgt. Justin A. Boyle is guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a fellow paratrooper. During jury selection Monday afternoon, a major and a colonel were dismissed, leaving a jury of four first…

This is the title of a short piece on Caller.com. His name’s not Watada so he’s going to general court-martial.

Here are the cases with potential impact on military justice for November argument – courtesy SCOTUSBlog. Florida v. Powell (08-1175) — police duty to expand “Miranda warnings” before questioning suspect.

This is the headline of an article on TheSlatest. Zoning laws have forced sex offenders in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Ga., to live in a makeshift camp in the woods—in spite of the fact that several of them own homes. According to the Associated Press, registered sex offenders in Marietta are being directed by…

This is the headline of an article by John Ramsey in the Fayetteville Observer, 28 September 2009. There are plenty of other articles coming out because of the interest in the case. An Army sergeant charged with involuntary manslaughter asked this morning for a jury made up of one-third enlisted soldiers. Sgt. Justin A. Boyle…

This is the headline of a titillating article in by Travis Tritten, Stars and Stripes, Pacific edition, Wednesday, September 30, 2009 MANILA, Philippines — Master Chief Petty Officer John W. Bench Jr. appeared to be a model sailor on the rise, headed for a new assignment carrying greater status and expanded responsibilities. But on Aug.…

Sun Sep 27, 2009, by John Ramsey, Staff writer, The Fayetteville Observer. Sgt. Justin A. Boyle recognized the men who showed up at the Ugly Stick Saloon in July 2008. Like the men Boyle had accompanied to the bar, they were part of his intelligence unit in the 82nd Airborne Division. In that group was…