Practitioners of military justice have been dealing with change over the last years due primarily to different approaches to sexual assault cases. Friend and colleague Cully Stimson has a published piece from his and his organization’s perspective. Take a look. The 2015 Report of the Military Justice Review Group: Reasonable…
In United States v. Mercier, __ M.J. __, No. 20160318 (C.G. Ct. Crim. App. Mar. 18, 2016) the court denied a Government interlocutory appeal of a military judge’s ruling that found that a specification was improperly referred and dismissed the specification without prejudice. This would seem to be a perfect…
Thus begins a review of the Military Justice Review Group (MJRG) report Part 1. My comments will be in no particular order. Confinement to Bread & Water Currently, a person can be confined for up to three days on bread and water rations, under certain circumstances. The MJRG recommends removing…