Court-Martial Trial Practice

Here is another case where a military prisoner has sought habeas corpus relief, in the Kansas District Court (the Tenth Circuit). Valois v. Commandant, USDB The case provides a fascinating discussion of the maze and complexities of DoD and Service regulations the award of good time credit, work abatement, and such, applicable to clients confined…

Bergdahl v. Burke. More information here.

I’m a believer in Restorative Justice. In America The Vengeful this is an approach much derided and ignored. In my view that means the exacters of “justice” don’t really care much about the victim. Anyway, there are many facets to the concept one of them is repairing what has been done wrong. For the victim…

In United States v. Starovoytov, the accused plead guilty. [T]of 5 charges and 18 specifications involving sodomy with children between the ages of 12 and 16, aggravated sexual abuse of children, abusive sexual contact of a child, indecent liberties with children, possessing and producing child pornography, and providing alcohol to persons under the age of…

Even in Canada prosecutors play Discovery Games.

No. 16-0053/AF. U.S. v. Shelby L. Williams. CCA 38454. Notice is hereby given that a certificate for review of the decision of the United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals was filed under Rule 22 on this date on the following issues: WHETHER THE AIR FORCE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS ERRED BY FINDING THAT…

Today the court informed us that the Chief Justice approved our request to extend the time to file the petition until 13 December 2015.

I don’t often look at the Naval Justice School site, less robust than it used to be. But today I did decide to see if there is a new issue of the Naval Law Review. Sure enough, there’s an article of interest to military justice practitioners. You’ll have to scroll down to page 67, it’s…

The right to a fair trial: Part 1 – From investigation to trial. See also, What is a fair trial?

Non-rated period approved for victims of sexual assault Per a recent change to Air Force Instruction 36-2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems, victims of sexual assault are now authorized non-rated periods. Per paragraph 3.3.10.1.2, Sexual Assault (Unrestricted Report): The Airmen will submit the request, using memorandum format to their unit commander. The initial non-rated period,…