Court-Martial Trial Practice

Here is a commentary from Prof. Colin Miller on his blog I love to read about Wuterich. He begins: All but two states have some type of reporter’s privilege. Similarly, most federal courts have recognized some type of reporter’s privilege as well. But what about military courts? Well, to this point, they haven’t recognized a…

Here is a link to the brief in Briscoe v. Virginia. The case is a follow on to Crawford and Melendez-Diaz. Here is the Issue as reported by SCOTUSWiki. Briscoe v. Commonwealth of VA: If a state allows a prosecutor to introduce a certificate of a forensic laboratory analysis, without presenting the testimony of the…

The “birthers” within the military community continue their legal quest to have President Obama declared not legally president and for their orders to active duty cancelled. Here is the initial part of a pleading filed on behalf of a medical doctor called to active duty with a 5 September report date. Plaintiff Captain Dr. Connie…

Suffolk cop docked pay for criticizing commissioner September 1, 2009 By REID J. EPSTEIN, A Suffolk police officer and Iraq War veteran who criticized Commissioner Richard Dormer at a public meeting has been docked five days pay for his comments. Officer Mike Simonelli, 37, who said he is set to deploy to Afghanistan with his…

September 01, 2009 4:05 PM, by: Tom Reoder, THE GAZETTE Two Air Force Academy majors are wrapped up in separate sex crime cases. One was arrested Monday on child pornography charges. Another will hear opening arguments tomorrow in a court martial where he’s charged with a string of sexual assaults.

“The Lincoln Log On This Day.” Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque). Telegraph Herald (Dubuque). 2009. HighBeam Research. 29 Aug. 2009 <http://www.highbeam.com>. August 13, 1863: President Lincoln writes to Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt regarding Major Alexander Montgomery’s dismissal from the Army. Montgomery allegedly remarked that “President Lincoln ought to have his dam’d black heart cut out…

CAAF issued its opinion in United States v. Ashby today affirming the decision of NMCCA.

Here was a story from KansasCity.com on 28 August 2009: Soldier accused of killing set for trial, The Associated Press FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. | A soldier at Fort Leonard Wood is set to go on trial on charges of killing another soldier’s wife. Spc. Jermaine Johnson was originally to face a court martial trial…

Off topic, but interesting to see how one state has decided to approach returning combat veterans with mental health issues. By Chris Roberts / El Paso Times Posted: 08/30/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT EL PASO — Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who are accused of certain crimes may soon have a choice between a trial…

Office Tab. Do you (as you should) use Firefox as your browser? If so, you are perhaps used to using tabs for opening multiple windows. I’m told even Explorer does that now. Also, Adobe and my favorite Nitro PDF also use tabs to navigate between documents. Anyway, here is a potential useful tool for your…