Here is a link to the brief in Briscoe v. Virginia. The case is a follow on to Crawford and Melendez-Diaz. Here is the Issue as reported by SCOTUSWiki. Briscoe v. Commonwealth of VA: If a state allows a prosecutor to introduce a certificate of a forensic laboratory analysis, without…
Court-Martial Trial Practice Blog
They take the “Queens shilling.”
The “birthers” within the military community continue their legal quest to have President Obama declared not legally president and for their orders to active duty cancelled. Here is the initial part of a pleading filed on behalf of a medical doctor called to active duty with a 5 September report…
Allusions and comparisons to MJ.
Suffolk cop docked pay for criticizing commissioner September 1, 2009 By REID J. EPSTEIN, A Suffolk police officer and Iraq War veteran who criticized Commissioner Richard Dormer at a public meeting has been docked five days pay for his comments. Officer Mike Simonelli, 37, who said he is set to…
AFA: One major faces court martial for rape, another arrested for child porn
September 01, 2009 4:05 PM, by: Tom Reoder, THE GAZETTE Two Air Force Academy majors are wrapped up in separate sex crime cases. One was arrested Monday on child pornography charges. Another will hear opening arguments tomorrow in a court martial where he’s charged with a string of sexual assaults.
Request Mast – not.
"The Lincoln Log On This Day." Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque). Telegraph Herald (Dubuque). 2009. HighBeam Research. 29 Aug. 2009 <http://www.highbeam.com>. August 13, 1863: President Lincoln writes to Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt regarding Major Alexander Montgomery’s dismissal from the Army. Montgomery allegedly remarked that "President Lincoln ought to have his…
Ashby and Schweitzer aff’d by CAAF
CAAF issued its opinion in United States v. Ashby today affirming the decision of NMCCA.
Leonard Wood case over.
Here was a story from KansasCity.com on 28 August 2009: Soldier accused of killing set for trial, The Associated Press FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. | A soldier at Fort Leonard Wood is set to go on trial on charges of killing another soldier’s wife. Spc. Jermaine Johnson was originally to…
Law keeps veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder out of jail
Off topic, but interesting to see how one state has decided to approach returning combat veterans with mental health issues. By Chris Roberts / El Paso Times Posted: 08/30/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT EL PASO — Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who are accused of certain crimes may soon have…
Office-in-a-briefcase tip for now.
Office Tab. Do you (as you should) use Firefox as your browser? If so, you are perhaps used to using tabs for opening multiple windows. I’m told even Explorer does that now. Also, Adobe and my favorite Nitro PDF also use tabs to navigate between documents. Anyway, here is a…
Military terminates Rendon contract
For whatever reason it appears the military will stop (or reduce) profiling of journalists covering matters in Afghanistan. Here’s: Kevin Baron, Stars and Stripes, Mideast edition, Monday, August 31, 2009 RELATED STORIES: Army used profiles to reject reporters Pentagon: Reporter profiling under review Files prove Pentagon is profiling reporters Journalists’…