Please don’t do this. [T]he defense counsels did not respect the judge’s ruling. [I]n an astounding show of contempt, [they] tried to force the judge to reverse himself by their unilateral withdrawal from the proceedings, on the apparent pretext that they were not prepared. They did not: voir dire the…
Although we question the prosecutorial judgment in charging adultery in conjunction with an instance of sexual assault, we find the evidence is legally and factually sufficient to sustain the conviction in this particular case. Article 66(c), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 866(c). United States v. Dockery, No. 38624, n. 1 (A.F.…
The Washington Post has an article by Orin Kerr on a report in the New York Times about a bill introduced in Congress to change or clarify the “mens rea” required in federal criminal statutes. I probably should not comment on where the proposal may have come from. It is proposed…
The Gazette of Colorado Springs has an article on the current USAFA sexual assault case. It’s worth the read because of its misinformation, or perhaps lack of understanding. So here goes with some comments. 1.People are upset because it’s odd the hearing was closed for quite a bit of time.…
NBC Washington reports: Manassas resident Gene McKinney, 59, was arrested last week and charged with attempted malicious wounding for an incident that happened in Pentagon City on October 25. McKinney allegedly picked up commuters from a slug line that Monday morning. He was driving north toward Washington when his passengers…
Air Force Times reports: A religion watchdog group is asking the Defense Department to investigate whether the Air Force Academy has given a Christian group improper access to the campus to proselytize cadets. This would not be the first time the AFA has had an issue with support to or…
That is the headline from the Navy Times: A judge has sentenced a former university student to join the military for a post he made on Facebook that led to a lockdown at Faulkner University here. Zachary Lambert, 23, agreed to plead guilty to the misdemeanor charge of harassing communications…
The Boston Globe reports: The Department of Defense is investigating whether 80 wounded American service members in Iraq were improperly used as subjects in a test of a possible treatment for brain injuries, according to the Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General. In addition to the defense investigation, the US Navy…
Navy Times reports: A former Navy officer who was serving time for hiring someone to kill his wife was killed in a Kansas military prison a month before he was supposed to be released. Officials at Fort Leavenworth say 54-year-old former Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Fricke was beaten with a…
Not sure where to place this but: No. 10A56 Title: Orly Taitz, Applicant v. Thomas D. MacDonald, Colonel Garrison Commander, Fort Benning, et al. Docketed: Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Case Nos.: (09-15418) ~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jul 8 2010 Application (10A56) for…