GiveUsLiberty blog has this piece. Hopefully Mr. Apuzzo has a similar depth of knowledge about the UCMJ, R.C.M., and Military Rules of Evidence, to his knowledge of constitutional law. Or will he dump that on learned military counsel, that’s another part of Article 38, UCMJ. This comment evidences a lack of understanding of chain of…
Continue reading ›CAAFLog has pointed to this CentralTexasNow.com report. Bell County Jail, it’s where the man charged with the Fort Hood massacre, Nidal Hasan, is now being held. Inside the jail infirmary, under 24 hour surveillance, and his lawyer doesn’t like it. “He is, in short, being punished. In violation I believe of article 13 of the…
Continue reading ›Remember that Hennis’s crimes occured before the change which permitted LWOP. So, Army Times reports: Court recessed at 5:40 p.m. after the jury deliberated for more than two hours and also waited for the answer to three questions, including whether Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis would be eligible for parole if given a life sentence. Judge…
Continue reading ›CAAF has decided United States v. Bagstad. Judge Stuckey wrote for himself, Effron and Ryan, with Baker writing a dissent for himself and Erdmann. We granted review to determine whether the military judge abused his discretion in denying Appellant’s challenge for cause against Captain (Capt) Stojka, who sat with his subordinate on a court-martial panel…
Continue reading ›MSNBC is reporting that the Army does intend a court-martial for LTC Lakin. How interesting, and perhaps appropriate, American Thinker reports: Army doctor Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin yesterday met with his brigade commander, Col. Gordon R. Roberts, who proceeded to read LTC Lakin his Miranda rights, and who informed LTC Lakin he had the “right…
Continue reading ›Examiner.com asks: Why would a highly placed, decorated Army officer set to be promoted to colonel risk court-martial by refusing to obey orders? Military.com reports. An Army flight surgeon apparently is sticking to his vow not to deploy until he is satisfied that President Barack Obama is a “natural born” citizen. Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin…
Continue reading ›WRAL.com reports: The family of a former Fort Bragg soldier convicted of killing a Fayetteville woman and two small children in 1985 on Monday begged a military jury not to sentence him to death for the crimes. The panel of 14 Army officers and enlisted personnel last week found Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis guilty of…
Continue reading ›Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: The last of four soldiers accused of tormenting Pvt. Keiffer Wilhelm, the Huron County teen who killed himself in Iraq last summer, was found guilty of minor offenses and will apparently escape serious punishment. Staff Sgt. Bob Clements was convicted of obstruction of justice at a court martial that ended Sunday…
Continue reading ›The Army has a new and interesting addition to their Military Legal Resources. Selected Papers of Edmund M. Morgan, Jr., Regarding the Drafting of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (1948-1949). In the summer of 1948, in response to a need for a uniform military justice system in the newly reorganized and expanded post-World War…
Continue reading ›1. SEALS: Kokomo Perspective reports that: Rep. Burton issued the following statement after the Navy dropped several charges against two Navy SEALs who are accused of mistreating terrorist mastermind Ahmed Hashim Abed, the man believed to be responsible for the infamous mutilations of four American contractors in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. 2. Hasan: Statesman.com reports…
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