You’ll recollect the tale of Navy Captain Lisa Nowak, commented here. Meteor burns out. . . . Officials from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service last week took custody of the evidence in the case of former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak, a Navy captain. Florida Today reports. The report has an…
I have commented before about suicides and military justice, Military Suicides. Marine Capt. Michael A. Webb has died of an apparent suicide in the brig at Quantico while awaiting court martial, a base public affairs officer said Tuesday. Inisde NoVa reports. Army investigators have charged a 22-year-old Fort Bragg soldier…
You keep running really really hard and push off. And unlike most enlisted folks and a lot of officers you get —- 21 days of restriction and 100 demerits, according to the information provided to the newspaper. The Capital reports. I’m sure all our clients discharged with BCD’s, OTH’s, and…
Moral: when you go AWOL you can’t keep running if you run out of gas. As I drive I-95 I often see military convoys. It had not occurred to me that one or more of the drivers was in the process of going AWOL. An Army private is in custody…
I have often wondered about how sports players get breaks regular people don’t. This applies within the military just as much as in the civilian community. Hypocrisy rains in the name of sports. A Naval Academy football player is being permitted to continue as a midshipman even after testing positive…
Haven’t posted on this for a while. There’s a lot going on out there in terms of state and federal litigation. A significant issue relates to the types of restrictions on a sex offender. So, what are the limits on computer and technology use for those convicted of sex offenses?…
Army officials agreed to delay a mental evaluation for the man suspected of going on a shooting spree at Fort Hood until after a military court hearing that will determine if he will stand trial, his attorney said Wednesday. Houston Chronicle.com reports. Lamb denied a request for civilian mental health…
You’ll remember some time ago now that a suspect was arrested trying to visit Major Hasan while in hospital. A Texas man accused of saying he legally represented alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan is bipolar and was off his medication, his lawyer said. Senan Kahtan Abrahem of San…
An attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood said Monday he wants his client’s mental evaluation delayed, citing a potential conflict of interest with the exam panel. Army officials previously appointed a three-member board of military mental health professionals to determine whether…
I’m traveling to the USDB (and get to come home), so here are some hits. I follow fourthamendment.com blog every day. Here is part of his reference to Huntzinger, and CAAF’s pending oral argument. Don’t expect a decision in a while. I’ve always been intrigued by the quality of opinions…