Thanks to CAAFLog, here is a link to the above report.
Here are the most pertinent sections affecting military justice trial practitioners.
SEC. 512. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF MEMBERS DIAGNOSED WITH OR REASONABLY ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
Argument Recap: Maryland v. Shatzer | courtesy SCOTUSblog.
I had posted the link to the argument transcript, but here is a good summary for those without time to read the full transcript.
That’s my prediction when the first CAAF opinion will be issued.
That’s the headline of an article on WTOC.com,
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 6:37 PM EST
FT. STEWART, GA (WTOC) – The court martial date for
PLYMOUTH – The four soldiers accused of harassing U.S. Army Pvt. Keiffer P. Wilhelm before he committed suicide Aug. 4 will be court-martialed.
United States v. Brasington, ARMY 20060033 (A. Ct. Crim. App. 5 October 2009).
On 10 September 2008, our superior court granted appellant’s petition for grant of review on the following issue:
WHETHER APPELLANT WAS DENIED HIS SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHERE THE TRIAL DEFENSE COUNSEL ALLEGEDLY PROVIDED INCOMPETENT ADVICE REGARDING THE LACK OF THE DEFENSE OF MENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.
SCOTUS heard oral argument in Maryland v. Shatzer on Monday, 5 October 2009.
Issue: Whether Edwards v. Arizona (1981), which bars police from initiating questioning with criminal suspects who have invoked their right to counsel, applies to an interrogation that takes place nearly three years later.
Here is a link to the transcript of that oral argument.
Lance Hering walks into the Boulder County Justice Center on Monday with attorney Sarah Morrison. In a plea deal, Hering was placed on probation.
(Paul Aiken, Daily Camera)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A soldier in North Carolina has been given a two-year prison sentence after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a fellow Fort Bragg paratrooper.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that Sgt. Justin A. Boyle also was convicted of conspiracy in the July 2008 death of Pfc. Luke Brown of Fredericksburg, Va., whose family told the jury they have forgiven Boyle and asked that he not be punished.
So goes the title of an article in News Tribune, by Scott Fontaine, published: 10/03/09
The Army’s decision to discharge famed war resister Lt. Ehren Watada on Friday won praise from anti-war activists throughout the South Sound and nationwide.
“We’re very happy for Ehren,” said Seth Manzel, an Iraq veteran who runs the antiwar Coffee Strong café in Lakewood. “We think this is proof that people can follow their conscience and not be punished for it.”
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