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I’ve been Zandered! Who remembers that name?
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.
So, here are his most recent exploits.
Jeffrey Zander didn’t last long as the executive director of the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission (RREDC). He was hired in October 2008. By the following January, he had been placed on paid administrative leave. Four months later, in May of this year, he resigned, leaving behind a board of directors so cowed by the threat of litigation that most refuse to discuss the basics of his tenure — even with each other.
Wuterich an evidence professor’s view.
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 point, they haven't recognized a reporter's privilege, and that did not change with the recent opinion of the United States Navy-Marine Corps of Criminal Appeals in United States v. Wuterich, 2009 WL 2730890 (N.M.Ct.Crim.App. 2009).
Prof. Miller concludes:
Briscoe petitioner’s brief filed.
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 presenting the testimony of the analyst who prepared the certificate, does the state avoid violating the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment by providing that the accused has a right to call the analyst as his own witness?
They take the “Queens shilling.”
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 date.
Plaintiff Captain Dr. Connie Rhodes has received what appear to be facially valid orders mobilizing her to active duty with the United States Army in Iraq on September 5th, 2009 (Exhibit A). Captain Rhodes is both a US army officer and a medical doctor, a flight surgeon. On May 15th of this year 501 brigade out of Fort Campbell, KY, currently stationed in Iraq, has requested a support of medical personal in Iraq. Two days ago, August the 23rd, an order was given through the chain of command via e-mail for Captain Rhodes to arrive in San Antonio TX, Fort Sam Houston for Tactical Combat Medical Care Course (TCMC) to be held from August 30th till September 4t and next day, on September the 5th to arrive in Fort Benning in Columbus GA for immediate deployment to Iraq for a period of one year and twelve days from September 5th, 2009 until September 17th 2010. Captain Dr. Connie Rhodes wants to serve her country and fulfill her tour of duty, however as a US army officer and a medical doctor she has severe reservations regarding legitimacy of Barack Obama as the Commander in Chief and repercussions of her service under his orders, particularly in light of mounting evidence of him having allegiance to other Nations and citizenship of Kenya, Indonesia and Great Britain.
Allusions and comparisons to MJ.
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 deploy to Afghanistan with his Army Reserve unit, compared Dormer – during testimony before the Legislature’s Public Safety Committee – to a turncoat military commander who had defected to the Iraqi side.
AFA: One major faces court martial for rape, another arrested for child porn
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.
Request Mast – not.
"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 dam’d black heart cut out for issuing his proclamation of Emancipation." Lincoln writes, "As the principal charge, can be given the appearance at least of being merely personally offensive to me, and as [Montgomery] denies it, I think he should have a Court- Martial, rather than to abide my arbitrary dismissal. Please give him the Court-Martial if he desires it." | |
| Army TJAG Holt- credit Wikipedia. |
Ashby and Schweitzer aff’d by CAAF
CAAF issued its opinion in United States v. Ashby today affirming the decision of NMCCA.
Leonard Wood case over.
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 face a court martial trial in May, but the trial date was changed a couple times. The proceeding is scheduled to start today at the mid-Missouri Army base.