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MAJ Hasan sitrep

October 11, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

Courtesy of Karen Franklin’s blog:

The defense team for Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan has retained prominent forensic psychologist Xavier Amador. The New York-based expert has been involved in several high-profile cases involving the military, including those of PFC Lynndie England (of Abu Ghraib infamy) and U.S. Army sergeant Hasan Akbar, who killed two fellow officers and wounded 14 soldiers in Kuwait in 2003. He was also a defense expert in the trial of would-be 9/11 hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui.

Coast Guard collision San Diego Bay

October 10, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

Courtesy of cunninghamreport.com here are links to the Article 32, IO, report and recommendations.

Ramos Charges
Howell Charges
Rasmussen Charges

Couple of interesting points.

LTC Lakin sitrep

October 9, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

I use Google Chrome for a browser so this wasn’t apparent to me. But Dr. C. at obamaconspiracy.org points out the following:

I have no way of knowing whether LtC Terry Lakin authorized the use of his image to sell tax advice, bridge loans, auto liability insurance, and whatever other advertising attaches itself to his photo over at WorldNetDaily (hover mouse anywhere over the photo at WND for maximum advertising effect). Nonetheless, I think this image, as much as any other, points out how this honorable, but confused, soldier has become the tool of [select a name].

Of course when viewed in MSIE you can see what the doctor ordered.

Blazing moment

October 9, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

Thanks to CrimProfBlog here is a link to an interesting post on Grits for Breakfast, with potential for relevance in a court-martial tried under the UCMJ, with examiners from USACIL and DCFL, etc.

There was an astonishing moment yesterday at a breakout session on fingerprint examination at theTexas Forensic Science Seminar, at which Department of Public Safety fingerprint examiner Bryan Strong (who seemed like a really nice guy so I hate to pick on him) was describing how his division implemented the ACEV method of fingerprint examination in ways that may violate the state and prosecutors’ obligations under Brady v. Maryland.

blah, blah.

Corrections boards

October 9, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

Here’s an interesting piece in the Veterans Today.

REPORT prepared for the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Military Law Committee Correction of Military Records and Judicial Review, has proven to be a shocker, and, should OUTRAGE every veteran ! Why you ask, well hold the phone.

I would suggest this “report” is not news. The writer and presenter is described as follows:

MAJ Hasan sitrep

October 8, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

I posted the other day about the defense refusal to cooperate in a scheduled R.C.M. 706 board.

Mr. Galligan’s website now points to this CNN piece. The title of his posting is, “Army Attempts Last Minute Changes to Sanity Board.” The CNN piece makes several observations.

The defense objects to the timing.

MAJ Hasan sitrep

October 7, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

Tomorrow begins the Article 32, UCMJ, hearing, prefatory to a general court-martial.

NPR leads with:

Dozens of people will take the witness stand in a military courtroom over the next few weeks to describe the pain of bullets piercing their bodies and the sight of fellow soldiers lying in pools of blood.

LTC Lakin

October 7, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

Interesting, someone appears to have received a response to a request for information to APF.

Courtesy of obamaconspiracy.org:

From: Margaret Hemenway
Date: Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Request from the Safeguard our Constitution Website
To: (——)
(——), LTC Lakin worked with the Foundation over this past wk-end to ensure that our educational efforts continued and there was no disruption even given his retaining new legal counsel- we are making clear that our focus is on strategic communications, his public relations and outreach and mobilization, raising his public visibility over the next few critical weeks with court-martial only weeks away- but we are not providing his legal defense. The most important actions needed now are raising public pressure and awareness of his plight- contacting elected officials on his behalf and spreading the word to others. We are dealing with an entrenched media blockade on his issue and working diligently to surmount it– Thanks for writing- and keep the faith!

Ramrod Five sitrep

October 7, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

The other day I had posted about the unauthorized release of the Stryker Brigade Article 32 report and a Coast Guard report on the San Diego Bay incident. My question at the time was an appearing trend of unauthorized releases of Article 32, UCMJ, investigation reports. There is more on the Stryker Brigade case.

The News Tribune reports:

Col. Thomas Molloy found that Spc. Jeremy Morlock should be held accountable for any actions he might have committed. Molloy noted that Morlock was viewed by fellow soldiers “as an effective, reliable, engaged team leader,” rather than the picture painted by defense attorneys of a prescription drug-impaired soldier who was bullied by his squad leader.

Who prosecutes

October 7, 2010 | The Law Office of Philip D. Cave

Air Force Times reports that:

The court-martial of Airman 1st Class Dustin A. Miller will begin Nov. 8. The security forces patrolman faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, aggravated assault inflicting grievous bodily harm and assault with the intent to commit murder.

See prior postings about the Mackie (Trask) case in regard to jurisdictional issues.