United States v. Holmes. On direct appeal the NMCCA set aside the original findings of guilty to negligent homicide and the sentence. A rehearing on sentence was authorized for the remaining guilty finding of false official statement. The CA found a rehearing was impractical and approved a punishment of “no punishment.”
Continue reading ›An accused has a limited right to counsel in the military. A very common event for defense counsel is PCS, release from active duty, and orders to deployment. Marine Corps Times reports: A military appeals court has thrown out the 2007 conviction of a Marine infantry squad leader accused of murdering an innocent man in…
Continue reading ›Main Justice reports: A high-profile appeal of an Army First Lieutenant convicted last year of killing an unarmed detainee in Iraq could turn in part on whether military prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence. [The] case underscores how the government is being forced to explain, in the military courts as well as the civilian justice system, its…
Continue reading ›Should you want to follow the case – from a defense perspective – here are the three most common websites to follow. WorldNetDaily. This piece about commentary from MG Paul Vallely, USA, appears to be the latest piece: “Retired Army general: LtCol Lakin has a ‘valid point.’ The filing of charges may, however, be part…
Continue reading ›An accused has a limited right to counsel in the military. A very common event for defense counsel is PCS, release from active duty, and orders to deployment. Marine Corps Times reports: A military appeals court has thrown out the 2007 conviction of a Marine infantry squad leader accused of murdering an innocent man in…
Continue reading ›The safeguardourconstitution.com website has posted the charge sheet for LTC Lakin. WND reports that: The filing of charges may, however, be part of the still-unrevealed strategy Lakin and his legal counselors are pursuing. Not sure what “strategy” there is in making sure your client announces he will commit an offense, commits an offense and announces…
Continue reading ›TPMMuckraker reports: Appearing on the G. Gordon Liddy radio show today, the attorney for Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, the Birther Army doctor who is said to be facing a court martial for refusing orders, suggested that if his client is court-martialled, he will use discovery to try to further the Birther crusade. Jensen said he…
Continue reading ›WorldNetDaily reports that LTC Lakin will be confessing on G. Gordon Liddy’s TV show tomorrow. The officer refusing Army orders until Barack Obama documents his eligibility to be president and commander in chief is hitting the airwaves tomorrow to answer questions about his challenge to the president. Lt. Col. Terry Lakin is scheduled to be…
Continue reading ›Stars & Stripes reports. Reversing an earlier decision, the Air Force said Monday it intends to discharge a lesbian Air Force officer who had remained in the military despite openly declaring her homosexuality. An Air Force general earlier this year concluded that Lt. Robin R. Chaurasiya should not be discharged, saying she had declared her…
Continue reading ›Sad, but not unusual, from The False Rape Society. My story started last summer when we got back from Iraq. My best friend and I went to a night club and long story short I had sex with a woman. This woman was a female soldier and ended up being late to work the next…
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