Court-Martial Trial Practice Blog

Courtesy of CAAFLog, the new NCIS directive on recording confessions. And also info regarding AF OSI.

For those who served at Navy Appellate Defense during the 1990’s (or I suppose Appellate Government, or Code 40, or Code 20, or NMCCA, oops and CAAF), the case United States v. Zander, 48 M.J. 558(N.M. Ct. Crim. App. 1997), rev. denied 48 M.J. 18 (C.A.A.F. 1997), will mean something.…

Here is a commentary from Prof. Colin Miller on his blog I love to read about Wuterich.  He begins: All but two states have some type of reporter's privilege. Similarly, most federal courts have recognized some type of reporter's privilege as well. But what about military courts? Well, to this…

Here is a link to the brief in Briscoe v. Virginia.  The case is a follow on to Crawford and Melendez-Diaz.  Here is the Issue as reported by SCOTUSWiki. Briscoe v. Commonwealth of VA:  If a state allows a prosecutor to introduce a certificate of a forensic laboratory analysis, without…

The “birthers” within the military community continue their legal quest to have President Obama declared not legally president and for their orders to active duty cancelled. Here is the initial part of a pleading filed on behalf of a medical doctor called to active duty with a 5 September report…

Suffolk cop docked pay for criticizing commissioner September 1, 2009 By REID J. EPSTEIN, A Suffolk police officer and Iraq War veteran who criticized Commissioner Richard Dormer at a public meeting has been docked five days pay for his comments. Officer Mike Simonelli, 37, who said he is set to…

September 01, 2009 4:05 PM, by:  Tom Reoder, THE GAZETTE Two Air Force Academy majors are wrapped up in separate sex crime cases.  One was arrested Monday on child pornography charges. Another will hear opening arguments tomorrow in a court martial where he’s charged with a string of sexual assaults.

"The Lincoln Log On This Day." Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque). Telegraph Herald (Dubuque). 2009. HighBeam Research. 29 Aug. 2009 <http://www.highbeam.com>. August 13, 1863:  President Lincoln writes to Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt  regarding Major Alexander Montgomery’s dismissal from the Army. Montgomery allegedly remarked that "President Lincoln ought to have his…

CAAF issued its opinion in United States v. Ashby today affirming the decision of NMCCA.

Here was a story from KansasCity.com on 28 August 2009: Soldier accused of killing set for trial, The Associated Press FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. | A soldier at Fort Leonard Wood is set to go on trial on charges of killing another soldier’s wife. Spc. Jermaine Johnson was originally to…