Waive it or raise it at work – and at a court-martial under the UCMJ. Judge Ed Carnes for the Eleventh Circuit in United States v. Rodriguez, No. 08-16696, Dec. 22, 2010: This case poses the question of whether there is a vindictive judge or cowardly counsel exception to the…
Attorney John Galligan reports that he continues to be stonewalled on access to a security clearance and discovery.
What to do, what to do, Lakin is done. Navy Times reports: The top sailor at a Jacksonville, Fla.-based P-3 squadron was fired Wednesday as the result of an ongoing investigation into allegations of an improper command climate, Naval Air Force Atlantic said. Air Force Times reports: Almost half of…
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We finished around 1700 with the last government witness. Looks like the government will rest in the AM. Dwight will be blogging a little later and we’ll be on RealityCheck radio at 2100. Remember this phrase, “You have had your chance.” Suffice it to say that LTC Lakin got through…
LtGen McInerney predicats that the Republican Congress will investigate the case if LTC Lakin is convicted. More at Wild Nut Daily. McInerny admits he would have probably given different advice. His point being that the Army would not allow him to be tried fairly. Question, what would McInerny have…
There is an increasing disconnect between the “birther” movement and LTC Lakin’s case. Hopefully that “wishy washy” attorney representing him will make that clear when pleading for mercy. The Post&Email has been following LTC Lakin and most of the other presidential eligibility cases. Recently they ran a piece about some…
In September 2010, USA Today published the first of several articles about prosecutorial misconduct. In that article they discussed Nino Lyons who was convicted in a case where the prosecutors: covered up evidence that could have discredited many of Lyons’ accusers. They never revealed that a convict who claimed to…
There’s a second part which I’m having a little trouble uploading right now. So, go to the YouTube and it should follow on from there. Note that in the second part Neal is soliciting funds NOT for Lakin’s defense, but for his life after the military.
Revising Harmless Error: Making Innocence Relevant to Direct Appeals Helen A. Anderson University of Washington – School of Law October 27, 2010 Abstract: The direct appeal of a convicted defendant is almost never concerned with actual innocence. The system seems to privilege procedural claims, and it is extremely difficult, if…