Military.com reports: Airman 1st Class Apryl Sanders, a weapons manager for the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., was named Miss Military last month by a nonprofit organization in California. Wednesday, she e-mailed the contest organizer to refuse the crown. Smith said that the…
For those following developments in United States v. Blazier, here are some status updates on Briscoe v. Virginia, from Prof. Friedman. In Blazier (and a somewhat similar case) CAAF has granted the following issues: No. 09-0441/AF. U.S. v. Joshua C. BLAZIER. CCA 36988. Review granted on the following issue: WHETHER,…
A former Army soldier who claims he put child pornography on his cell phone to help law enforcement catch those who produced the images was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison. www.azstarnet.com
According to an alarming new report, 75 percent of young people ages 17 to 24 are unable to enlist in the military because they fail to graduate high school, have a criminal record, or are physically unfit. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and some of America’s top retired military…
If you are following the military officer involvement in the “birther” challenges to President Obama, you will be aware of the status of the litigation. But what about this: Army recommends ‘birther’ for promotion Army ‘birther’ Major Stefan F. Cook gets a job at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Both items are…
The Military Reporters & Editors website is pointing to a release by Missionreadiness.org, which says: According to an alarming new report, 75 percent of young people ages 17 to 24 are unable to enlist in the military because they fail to graduate high school, have a criminal record, or are…
CAAFLog is reporting that CAAF has granted the following issue in United States v. Blazier. Whether, in light of Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), Appellant was denied meaningful cross-examination of government witnesses in violation of his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation when the military judge did not compel…
A couple of new opinions from NMCCA address issues related to CP prosecutions. United States v. Jones, III, has this issue: WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED BY DENYING APPELLANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE EVIDENCE BEFORE HE PLED GUILTY AND WHETHER, IN LIGHT OF THAT DENIAL, APPELLANT’S PLEA WAS PROVIDENT.…
Here’s a case discussing access to mental health records of a primary prosecution witness. This was a due process and confrontation case. Here, as is not an infrequent issue, the prosecution succeeded in having damaging information about their witness excluded. The prosecution then went on to give an “incomplete and…
A new Air Force Law Review is online, as well as a new The Reporter. MILITARY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND THE STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT, by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Dukes, Jr., USAFR & Lieutenant Colonel Albert C. Rees, Jr., USAFR. AN OPEN LETTER TO DEFENSE COUNSEL: Protecting Yourself Against IAC Claims, by…