CAAFLog has posted a link to the denial of certiorari in Pendergrass v. Indiana. When the Supremes, or any appellate court, denies a petition this is what I usually think of. Probably need to update my trial notebook because there must be a more recent “quote?” Stern & Gressman must…
Stars & Stripes reports that: An Air Force major from Ramstein Air Base was given four months in jail and a reprimand for marijuana use, according to base officials. At a court-martial at Ramstein earlier this month, Maj. Timothy Reburn pleaded guilty to using marijuana last summer at or near…
Here are several interesting “comments” on LTC Lakin’s case. Mr. Harrington [infra] references and links to Cody Robert Judy; candidate for U.S. Senate from Utah and former presidential candidate, [who] has filed an Amicus Curiae brief with the U.S. Army on behalf of Lt. Col. Lakin. It looks like he…
United States v. Yammine. Here is the granted issue: WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ABUSED HIS DISCRETION WHEN HE ADMITTED EVIDENCE OF FILE NAMES FOUND ON APPELLANT’S COMPUTER THAT WERE SUGGESTIVE OF HAVING CONTAINED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BUT WHOSE ACTUAL CONTENT WAS UNKNOWN, ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT TO ARGUE APPELLANT’S PROPENSITY OR MOTIVE…
AP reports that: Five soldiers from the same Washington state-based unit have now been implicated in the killing of three Afghan civilians, an Army spokeswoman said Monday. The Army said Friday that Spc. Jeremy Morlock had been charged with three counts of premeditated murder and one count of assault. On…
Officer to Army: See you in court, is the title of a posting to World Net Daily. The piece also links to the new video release. I did not see a new confession, merely a continuance of his supposed reasons for his contumacy. He cited a long list of "reasonable…
The AFCCA has issued its opinion in the relook at United States v. Rose. The court comes to the same conclusion that the defense counsel advice to the client about sex offender registration was wrong and IAC. The initial decision at AFCCA is here, and CAAF’s 28 October 2009 journal…
Uh, why is this news, as reported by Military.com? Or, when has this not been a problem? The commander of Fort Bragg has barred the wife of an 82nd Airborne Division colonel from nearly all interaction with her husband’s brigade and the unit’s families after an investigation found her influence…
CAAFLog blogged a while back about the declining numbers in Courts-Martials held. Navy Times reports this as a possible explanation for lower Navy numbers: The overall number of sailors facing courts-martial has dropped dramatically during the past several years, Navy records show. General courts-martial for the most serious offenses have…
Navy Times reports that: Two Navy chiefs will be forced to retire after helping an enlisted sailor cheat on an advancement exam, officials from the aircraft carrier George Washington told Stars and Stripes on Thursday. OregonLive.com reports that: Spc. Richelle Golden arrived atMadigan Army Medical Center in Washington state in…