Court-Martial Trial Practice

The October SCOTUS oral argument scheduled for October 2009 has been released. There are several cases of potential interest to military justice practitioners. Maryland v. Shatzer (08-680) — limits on police questioning after a suspect asks for a lawyer. U.S. v. Stevens (08-769) — government power to criminalize videos and other depictions of animal cruelty.…

GI Slaying Suspects Faced Heavy Combat July 15, 2009 Associated Press FORT CARSON, Colorado – Soldiers from a Colorado unit accused in nearly a dozen slayings since returning home – including a couple gunned down as they put up a garage sale sign – could be showing a hostility fueled by intense combat in Iraq,…

(NEW RELEASE) Trial Tactics, Second Edition A compilation of high profile criminal cases, practice tips, legal analyses, and cautions that prepares defense counsel, prosecutors and judges to do outstanding work at trial and assists them in ensuring that justice is done each day in every court throughout the land. The text provides excellent statutory, case…

Jim McElhaney, The Arsenal of Persuasion: Make your closing argument a really good story, ABA Journal, July 2009 Issue.

Scholars & Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2008-2009 Term July 17, 2009, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m; Location: The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Auditorium. Directions.

News – Fort Benning Thursday, Jul. 16, 2009 Retired general, lieutenant colonel join reservist’s lawsuit over Obama’s birth status; General, lieutenant colonel join suit similar to 2 already thrown out By Lily Gordon – lgordon@ledger-enquirer.com The government, in its response to the suit, claims that Cook’s suit is “moot” in that he already has been…

Here is an interesting tidbit from ledger-enquirer.com about this major unwilling to serve. On May 8, Cook submitted a formal written request to Human Resources Command-St. Louis volunteering to serve one year in Afghanistan with Special Operations Command, U.S. Army Central Command, beginning July 15, Quon said. The soldier’s orders were issued on June 9.…

Note the name of his cat. http://www.freerepublic.com/~roaddog727/

Hollister v. Soetoro, No. 08-2254 (D.C. 3 May 2009). Mr. Berg and Lawrence J. Joyce, an attorney who lives in Tucson, Arizona, signed the complaint in this case. (They have been filing electronically although they have not been admitted pro hac vice, see [#10].) They are agents provocateurs –- and any attempt to sanction them…

Dianna Cotter, Breaking: Major has orders revoked, by questioning Obama’s legitimacy, Examiner.com, 14 July 2009. This story has been slipping under the Main Stream Media Radar for some time now. U.S. Army Major Stefan Frederick Cook Filed a restraining order asking for legitimate confirmation that his Commander in Chief was legitimately in Office, giving him…