It is not unusual for possessors and receivers of CP to be placed on probation as the result of a state court conviction. Here Professor Berman reports: Regular readers are familiar with persistent complaints about the severity of the federal child porn guidelines and the frequency with which federal judges…
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All about fingerprints
Professor Colin Miller has a good piece on fingerprint evidence. Professor Miller recommends that: if you are looking for a solid case that delves into many of these topics, you could do a lot worse than the recent opinion of the United States District Court for the Southern District of…
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After a quick trip behind the barricades at RLSO San Diego a few catch up items. BTW, as much as I complain how difficult it is to use the locked down courtroom at San Diego, the funniest bit this time was to see that the TC had the same problem. …
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. . . in more ways than one. Military.com reports that: The commanding officer of the fast attack submarine USS Connecticut was fired Monday after an investigation into the mishandling of classified information. Navy Times reports that: The commanding officer of the medium-endurance cutter Diligence was fired Tuesday by the…
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Pilot online is reporting that the XO, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, has been to flag mast for an inappropriate relationship and has been relieved for cause. CBS Miami reports that the accused and appellant in United States v. Seldes has been granted a licence to practice medicine. Navy and Marine…
Read my lips
Professor Colin Miller discusses an interesting situation of lip reading and lip reading testimony as an issue under Crawford v. Washington.
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Joint Base Charleston is reporting: Airman 1st Class Dustin Miller from the 628th Security Forces Squadron was found guilty at a General Court-Martial of three charges; Article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for attempted murder, Article 128 of the UCMJ for assault with a loaded firearm and…
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McElhaney on evidence. The Dirty Dozen: 12 Ways to Write a Really Bad Brief.
A government appeal
Here is CAAF’s journal entry for United States v. Prince. No. 11-6003/AR. U.S. v. Michael A. PRINCE. CCA 20100939. On further consideration of the certified issue, 69 M.J. 499 (C.A.A.F. 2011), the briefs of the parties, and oral argument, we note that when acting on interlocutory appeals under Article 62,…