Court-Martial Trial Practice Blog

That’s my prediction when the first CAAF opinion will be issued.

That’s the headline of an article on WTOC.com, Tuesday, October 6, 2009 6:37 PM EST FT. STEWART, GA (WTOC) – The court martial date for Third Infantry Division Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich is being pushed back. Bozicevich is charged with murdering two other soldiers back in 2008 while all three were…

So reads the article by CARY ASHBY – Norwalk Reflector Staff Writer | Tuesday October 06 2009, 3:55pm PLYMOUTH – The four soldiers accused of harassing U.S. Army Pvt. Keiffer P. Wilhelm before he committed suicide Aug. 4 will be court-martialed.

United States v. Brasington, ARMY 20060033 (A. Ct. Crim. App. 5 October 2009). On 10 September 2008, our superior court granted appellant’s petition for grant of review on the following issue: WHETHER APPELLANT WAS DENIED HIS SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHERE THE TRIAL DEFENSE COUNSEL ALLEGEDLY…

SCOTUS heard oral argument in Maryland v. Shatzer on Monday, 5 October 2009. Issue: Whether Edwards v. Arizona (1981), which bars police from initiating questioning with criminal suspects who have invoked their right to counsel, applies to an interrogation that takes place nearly three years later. Here is a link…

Lance Hering has a shot at a clean record if he keeps up treatment and public service, by Kevin Vaughan, in The Denver Post, 10/06/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT. Lance Hering walks into the Boulder County Justice Center on Monday with attorney Sarah Morrison. In a plea deal, Hering was placed…

That is the SunNews.com headline with an Associated Press report. FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A soldier in North Carolina has been given a two-year prison sentence after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a fellow Fort Bragg paratrooper. The Fayetteville Observer reported that Sgt. Justin A. Boyle…

So goes the title of an article in News Tribune, by Scott Fontaine, published: 10/03/09 The Army’s decision to discharge famed war resister Lt. Ehren Watada on Friday won praise from anti-war activists throughout the South Sound and nationwide. “We’re very happy for Ehren,” said Seth Manzel, an Iraq veteran…

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, in the New York Times, October 2, 2009 A Texas soldier has been sentenced to three years in prison and dishonorably discharged for creating a kidnapping hoax to cover his absence without leave. Pfc. James A. Gonzalez was sentenced after he pleaded guilty at a…

This is the headline by Chris Roberts / El Paso Times Posted: 10/03/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT EL PASO — A Fort Bliss soldier who died in Iraq in August killed himself with a gunshot to the head, according to Army investigators. Four soldiers who have been charged with cruelty toward…