Yesterday I posted a Ramrod Five update and also the possibility that Dutch prosecutors may proceed against peacekeepers. Now UPI is reporting that: A military prosecutor says she may pursue charges against several Australian troops in a raid in Afghanistan last year in which five children died. Brig. Lyn McDade,…
According to the Olympian: A total of 12 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord face charges in a widening web of alleged misdeeds and conspiracy from their yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. . . . The seven new defendants were charged this month with 33 charges, with the common thread being conspiracy…
I have been routinely filing a motion in-limine in cases where I expect the prosecution witnesses, typically law enforcement or DFAS, to be providing context testimony. There are several bases to object: hearsay is bootstrapped, there is implied human lie detector testimony, there are Mil. R. Evid. 701 fact wrapped…
WHBL News Radio has this interesting piece. Kurtis Armann was paroled from a federal prison in Ohio last year. U.S. Marshals arrested him in Brookfield in January – and they said they found driver’s licenses and an Army Reserve ID which Armann allegedly used to make fraudulent purchases. When he…
Military.com reports: Last December, Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs began joking with other Soldiers about how easy it would be to “toss a grenade” at Afghan civilians and kill them, according to statements made by fellow platoon members to military investigators. . . . The Seattle Times has reviewed court…
Huffington Post is reporting on the Toussaint case. A senior chief who was censured by the Secretary of the Navy for hazing sailors under his command may retire with a full pension, Navy officials say. Since it was announced last October, the terms of Michael Toussaint’s retirement have come under…
Military courts martial do not sacrifice fairness Re: Military justice system was not fair to Semrau, THE OTTAWA CITIZEN AUGUST 9, 2010 Aug. 4. I wish to clarify some misconceptions about the roles and responsibilities of the key actors at a court martial and illustrate that courts martial are indeed…
Robert Seymour writing as Charles Courtley, Wig Begone, A former military judge is set to follow the late John Mortimer after penning a comic novel about the legal profession. Robert Seymour, best known for his role in presiding over court-martial trials, has enjoyed glowing reviews for ‘Wig Begone’.
KOMONews.com reports that: The Army specialist who admits she murdered a Pierce County couple then kidnapped their baby two years ago will spend the rest of her life behind bars without the possibility of parole. In the conclusion to the court martial of Specialist Ivette Davila, military judge Colonel Stephen…
Military.com reports that: A Davis-Monthan airman is on trial in military court this week over allegations that he ran a fraudulent Russian bride ring, arranging sham marriages for money with members of the military so the foreign women could obtain legal status in the U.S. The Record-Courier reports on the…