AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) ― An Air Force Academy major has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for rape and other sex crimes.
Academy officials said Wednesday that Maj. Barry Nixon was convicted by a court-martial panel of raping a girl in Germany in 2003. Nixon pleaded guilty to indecent acts on a child and assaulting a woman.
As reported by the Colorado & Denver News, Channel 4.
September 10, 2009, Agence France-Presse, reported on Military.com
A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military has requested asylum in Canada, claiming she faced harassment and death threats from fellow Soldiers over her sexual orientation, media said Wednesday.
September 09, 2009 7:18 PM, AMANDA HICKEY, JDNews.com
A Camp Lejeune hospital corpsman pleaded guilty Wednesday during special court martial proceedings to reckless endangerment for pointing a pistol at the chest of a lance corporal while deployed to Iraq.
See the earlier post on DYTM.
NMCCA has issued an unpublished opinion in United States v. Davis, III, NMCCA 200900137 (N.M.C. Ct. Crim. App. 8 September 2009).
The case addresses the often perplexing issue of prosecutorial overcharging in CP cases. In this case the prosecution charged the CP under Article 134(1)(2) and (3), UCMJ. The court does note that some overcharging is to be expected prior to trial and the prosecution then commits itself to proving up the various charges. However, this was a guilty plea case. While the MJ did address some factors under United States v. Quiroz, NMCCA decided she’d not gone far enough. There was no effect on the sentence.
Judge hears arguments in Hennis hearing
By Drew Brooks, Staff writer, FayettevilleObserver.com
Lawyers in the court-martial of Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis today argued over whether additional funding is needed for defense experts.
At 1005 I got an acceptance of my efiling at CAAF, and at 1348 I got an email answer to my efiled motion.
A positive early sign, hope others are having a positive experience with CAAF’s eFiling.
I made an eFiling with CAAF just after 1830 last night, I got a “read” receipt earlier today, but most importantly this is the response – excellent!
Your motion is in compliance with the Court’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, and the motion is accepted.
William A. DeCicco
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By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Wednesday, September 9, 2009
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Two U.S. soldiers who were involved in a drug deal in which a third soldier later died of an overdose were sentenced to prison and discharged from the military in separate trials at Camp Humphreys, the Army said Tuesday.
September 09, 2009, as reported on Military.com, from the Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are searching for suspicious transactions in the personal bank records of a retired Army colonel who ran the contracting office in Baghdad during the early stages of Iraq’s $125 billion reconstruction.
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Military.com is reporting more on the alleged incidents in Bahrain.
September 08, 2009
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