Court-Martial Trial Practice Blog

A brief moment of sexual contact between a senior noncommissioned officer and a subordinate sent both soldiers down different roads of guilt and despair. Military.com reports on a court-martial in Korea.

A sailor found not guilty of a fatal shooting at court-martial Thursday will return to work aboard the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, a Navy official said. Navy Times reports

Sexual assault allegations at the USAFA have dropped, but risen at the other academies.  But they have dropped overall.  The report does not indicate the disposition of the cases – founded or unfounded, court-martial or other disciplinary actions under the UCMJ. Marine Times reports

It is a possibility: The Army general commanding U.S. forces in northern Iraq has added pregnancy to the list of prohibitions for personnel under his command. The policy, which went into effect Nov. 4, makes it possible to face punishment, including a court-martial and jail time, for becoming pregnant or…

The military’s case against a Coast Guard captain accused of violating military code wrapped up Thursday with the officer’s lawyers admitting their client committed adultery and fraternized with enlisted women — but, they said, his behavior was not criminal. Anchorage Daily News reports. Here are some factors that will be…

The nominee for the Pentagon’s top public affairs job promised Thursday he will review Defense Department policies to ensure that journalists are not being denied embeds with combat troops based on the tenor of their reporting, a practice exposed by Stars and Stripes last summer. Reports Stars & Stripes

Someone has made a valid request of Congress, and they have agreed: The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday suspended its investigation of the Nov. 5 shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, until the Department of Defense had finished its investigation. DoD requested that Congress wait until its review had been…

According to Pentagon figures, since October 2001, more than 50,000 soldiers from all branches of the military have gone AWOL. So reports Truth. In response to President Barack Obama’s announcement on December 1 to deploy 30,000 additional troops to the occupation of Afghanistan, the organization March Forward!, comprising both veterans…

The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals released today its en banc decision in United States v. Medina, No. 200900053, __ M.J. __ (N-M. Ct. Crim. App. Dec. 17, 2009).  The main portion of the opinion focuses on Art. 120.  The majority finds Art. 120 facially constitutional, citing United States…

Before we place too much faith in police sponsored and monitored laboratories, here is a word of caution. The New York State Police’s supervision of a crime laboratory was so poor that it overlooked evidence of pervasively shoddy forensics work, allowing an analyst to go undetected for 15 years as…