Court-Martial Trial Practice

The American Psychology-Law Society is a divsion of the American Psychological Association. They have some very good timely research in their magazine, and they try to keep track of relevant news. Here are a couple of interesting items on their web-site. Here are a couple of examples. 1. Fake video footage ‘persuades half of people…

This “issue” or question would be addressed to all of those parents across the country who like to take pictures of their young children. The answer could be that maybe you shouldn’t. 1. Bath Photos & Wal-Mart: What is Child Pornography? By Caleb Groos on September 22, 2009, on FindLawBlotter. An Arizona couple had to…

Is the title of an article in the Cape May County Herald, by Jack Fichter CAPE MAY- A special court martial was scheduled for Tuesday Sept. 22 for Petty Officer Francisco Thompson who is charged with violating 14 punitive Articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The hearing was scheduled to begin at 9…

Courtesy of CAAFLog the agenda is online. You can register and pay your $50.00 online here at the JAA website. Unfortunately they have not yet posted specifics of the location of the Symposium at GMU Law.

NMCCA now has an RSS feed capability on their Opinions page. This allows you to set up in your browser, or if you wish to receive the feed in your Outlook. The benefit to your Outlook is that you get fairly quick notice of a new posting without having to check the website. You will…

That is the title of an article by Ashby Jones, on the Wall St. Journal Law Blog, pour encourager les autres. And do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily but eat and drink as friends. — From William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew We wonder, after reading this admonition from the Bard, just…

Is the title of an article by Trista Talton – Staff writer, Marine Corps Times. Posted : Monday Sep 21, 2009 6:26:12 EDT It was supposed to be a game. But now Nelson, 25, will spend the next eight years in prison for killing Malone with an accidental gunshot to the forehead — the result…

Reads a CBS News piece from SABILLASVILLE, Md., Sept. 21, 2009 Marine who Toured U.S. Touting Heroics in Afghanistan Exposed as Fraud In this July 22, 2008 photo, U.S. Marine Sgt. David Budwah is shown during a visit with children at Camp West Mar in Sabillasville, Md. (AP Photo/Herald-Mail, Yvette May) On a sultry day…

That’s the headline from an article By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes, Mideast edition, Sunday, September 20, 2009 WASHINGTON — Two years after naval investigators uncovered a hazing scandal inside a Bahrain-based canine unit, including numerous cases of violent attacks and sex crimes, officials can’t say whether anyone was ever disciplined or demoted. Naval…

The proposed amendment to FRE 804(b)(3) will be transmitted to the Supreme Court for its review with a recommendation from the U.S. Judicial Conference that the Supreme Court approve and transmit the proposed amendment to Congress. Under Mil. R. Evid. 1102, if approved the change will become effective in courts-martials 18 months later (unless the…