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The Ramrod five

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…

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Advice to the client – SOR – collateral effects

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…

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Courts-martial numbers down

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…

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Up periscope

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…

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Blazier update

CAAF’s daily journal for 10 June 2010 indicates that CAAF has allowed NIMJ to file a brief on behalf of appellant (I abstained from participation in producing said brief), and allowed NACDL to file an amicus pleading but denied NACDL leave to file an “oversized brief.”

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CAAF sets aside

No. 10-0337/AR. U.S. v. David ANTAR. CCA 20080836. Review granted on the following issue: WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED BY ACCEPTING APPELLANT’S PLEA OF GUILTY AND NOT REOPENING THE PROVIDENCE INQUIRY WITHOUT QUESTIONING BOTH APPELLANT AND HIS TRIAL DEFENSE COUNSEL REGARDING APPELLANT’S BIPOLAR DISORDER, HIS EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS,…

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And more on the LTC Lakin 32 waiver

Here is a link to the press release. The YouTube video isn’t operational yet. Courtesy of TPMMuckraker here is the WRAMC statement: LTC Lakin waived his Article 32 hearing on 4 June 2010.  Once the Article 32 was waived, the charges were forwarded by Walter Reed commanding general with a…

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Hutchins certification

Here is the daily journal entry for Navy TJAG certification of United States v. Hutchins. No. 10-5003/MC. U.S., Appellant v. Lawrence G. HUTCHINS, Appellee. CCA 200800393. Notice is hereby given that a certificate for review of the decision of the United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals was filed…

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