1. What ever happened to the Coast Guard O-6 in Alaska pending GCM for a host of offenses. The former Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Commander was awarded the maximum allowable punishment at an Admiral’s Mast Friday and will retire on July 1 in the grade of lieutenant with a general…
FayObserver reports: A military jury has found Army Master Sgt. Timothy B. Hennis guilty of three specifications of pre-meditated murder. The members of the court-martial panel returned with their verdict about 10:35 a.m. They had deliberated for two hours and 45 minutes over Wednesday and today
FayObserver reports: An 82nd Airborne soldier suspected of sexually assaulting seven women in Fort Bragg, Fayetteville and Hoke County will face a military judge Thursday. Spec. Aaron Michael Pernell, 22, has been held in military custody at Fort Bragg since his Feb. 1 arrest. He is suspected in two break-ins…
Gazette.com reports that: An Army prosecutor Tuesday opened the trial of an Iraq war veteran by accusing him of the “ultimate betrayal” — raping a comrade’s wife. Spc. Philip C. Vermeiren, 28, is accused of assaulting the woman early Oct. 31 during an alcohol-fueled party at the Fort Carson apartment…
This is likely a duplicate post, but it’s worth it anyway. Here again is a piece from my old Crim. Law prof about forensics. Paul C. Giannelli (Case Western Reserve University School of Law) (University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming, Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-6) has posted Daubert…
Petty Officer Keefe’s trial is scheduled to commence in Iraq on 17 April 2010. Here is an excellent review, by Dwight “ML” Sullivan at CAAFLog on the political posturing, pseudo-lawyering, and plain gaffs about these cases. First SEAL prosecution imminent It is my recollection that I learned about the Know…
TDTNews reports that: Major Hasan may not have been transferred from hospital yesterday as thought was planned. Mr. Galligan’s chief complaint is a lack of a mitigation specialist assigned to the defense prior to the Article 32, UCMJ, hearing.
With all of the hype about Google in China it appears they have decided to change their logo to avoid Chinese intelligence agents. Google’s explanation is rather odd. Early last month the mayor of Topeka, Kansas stunned the world by announcing that his city was changing its name to Google.…
Fox11.com reports that: Major Hasan is on his way from hospital to Belton jail where he will be housed at an approximate cost of $206K. He is wheelchair bound – question, is he a flight risk? [T]he Army is erecting a 15 foot fence around the courthouse in Ft. Hood…
Here’s a case from New Jersey of some interest, Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., 2010 N.J. LEXIS 241 (March 30, 2010). [W]e find that Stengart had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the e-mails she exchanged with her attorney on Loving Care’s laptop. Stengart plainly took steps to protect…