Articles Posted in UCMJ

A Palm Springs man who surprised former classmates at his high school reunion in Martinez when he showed up in a Marine Corps uniform has pleaded guilty to wearing military medals that he never earned. He will face as much as a year in prison and up to a $100,000 fine when he is sentenced…

A Fort Benning soldier has been sentenced to life in a military prison for the slaying of an Army trainee who was repeatedly stabbed with a knife in his barracks last year. Reports WDBJ7.com. A hearing will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Capt. Herbert “Mark” Hamilton III, who was charged Nov. 3 with…

The downloading of CP? This local story from Virginia, which is headlined “Navy officer gets 40 months for child porn,” reflects recent debates over both the federal child porn sentencing guidelines and showing leniency for those who served our country in the military. Here are the details: A Navy lieutenant commander who served in Iraq…

Here are some headline actions around military justice. GI Cleared of Rape now Fears for Career, Military Times Amphib CO, XO fired in fraternization case, Navy TImes. Marine Maj. Mark Lowe will face court-martial for his alleged role in a sweeping intelligence breach at Camp Pendleton. Sign-On San Diego. Defense Secretary Robert Gates could intervene…

The Army Times reports that the prosecution is being bolstered for the court-martial of Major Hasan for his court-martial at Fort Hood. A senior military official said Friday that a new lead prosecutor has been appointed in the Fort Hood shooting case, a man who secured the death penalty in a similar case four years…

A sailor accused of fatally shooting a man outside a Florida nightclub in 2007 will be court-martialed on a murder charge next week at Naval Station Mayport. Navy Times reports, the court-martial will be for killing a owner of a night club in Jacksonville, FL. The article cites Article 111, UCMJ, but I suspect they…

Below is the text of the sworn affidavit, dated April 21, in which Dr. MacDonell explains how knowledge he obtained while waiting to testify in the case could have changed dramatically its outcome, in the court-martial of 1Lt Michael Behenna, for murder and other violations of the UCMJ. McCarty & Fatigante, at BigGovernment blog.

Here is a interesting story of caution from Wired.com, and a potential court-martial for blogging in violation of the UCMJ. But when he called President Obama a liar on his blog, and started using the site to go after his local school board, Grisham “found himself the target of an inspector general investigation and a…

Two items of interest from the November Army Lawyer for court-martial cases under the UCMJ. Personal Jurisdiction: What Does It Mean for Pay to be “Ready for Delivery ”in Accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 1168(a)? Know Your Ground: The Military Justice Terrain of Afghanistan

That is Professor Colin Miller’s entree to: The Shrink(ing) Privilege, Take 2: New York Times Article Reports That Exceptions To Military Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege Are Hindering Therapy. My post is here on the NYT article discussing the military patient-psychotherapist privilege at court-martial and under the UCMJ.