Court-Martial Trial Practice

I found this interesting item on SCOTUSBlog. If one goes to the “Frequently Asked Questions” page of the Supreme Court website, there is this question: “Where can I find the papers of the Justices?” Indeed. And here is the answer tendered: “The Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, maintained by the Federal Judicial Center, provides location…

What is the status of an accused being forced to divulge passwords on computers suspected of having contraband. As an update in a recent case in which the government obtained an order compelling in individual to provide access to decrypted information on seized hard drives, In the Matter of The Decryption of a Seized Data…

Filed today, a motion to vacate related to the “appointment” of an appellate judge by the Secretary of Defense: Judge Soybel

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201308060021.aspx

This is somewhat off topic, but something military personnel deal with fairly regularly. The Driver License Compact is an interstate agreement between 45 states to exchange information about license suspensions and traffic violations of non-residents, including DUI offenses. Its theme is “One Driver, One License, One Record.” http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2013/08/how-does-the-driver-license-compact-affect-duis.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Blotter+%28FindLaw+Blotter%29

I’ve done some work with Dr. Benjamin. He’s directed me to a new blog worth following (it’s now in my Feedly). Here’s the issue de jour. We’ve reported before on this blog about how police interview & interrogation tactics and techniques can contribute to false confessions. See previous posts here, here, here, here and here.…

We are told so often it is nauseating how perfect the military drug labs are. But then we read items like this about the Fort Meade lab. Note, unlike the servicemembers who’s urine is screened the offending employees were put back in training and counseled on not lying. If this were a military member in…

CAAF continues to deal with cases where the terminal element in Art. 134 cases has not been plead. While the cases are not being terminated, a number are visiting a local stop along the way. Quite a few summary dispositions with: On consideration of the petition for grant of review of the decision of the…

We all know and believe that DNA can be the smoking gun or the exclusion factor. But, the NYTimes highlights some interesting issues about the reliability of DNA. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/25/opinion/high-tech-high-risk-forensics.html?_r=0

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_gets_suspension_for_impersonating_college_acquaintance_on_lesbian_da/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=ABA+Journal+Top+Stories http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/1719421F8AF61C1D85257BB1005178B2/$file/12-5038-1447998.pdf