Court-Martial Trial Practice Blog

Death and Pvt Loving, 20 Jul7 2009.

Lily Gordon, Fort Benning hustles to adapt to JAG office loss – this past Monday, apparently due to arson, Ledger-enquirer.com, 17 July 2009. No-one was injured. This story appears in today’s Ledger-enquirer.com. Saturday, Jul. 18, 2009, Former Fort Benning employee pleads guilty to JAG arson A former Fort Benning civilian…

Dwight Sullivan at CAAFLog has posted this: On 1 and 2 October, the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force will present a CLE conference at the George Mason School of Law in Arlington, Virginia.  The program is open to active duty, reserve, and retired personnel, as well as to…

The October SCOTUS oral argument scheduled for October 2009 has been released.  There are several cases of potential interest to military justice practitioners. Maryland v. Shatzer (08-680) — limits on police questioning after a suspect asks for a lawyer. U.S. v. Stevens (08-769) — government power to criminalize videos and…

GI Slaying Suspects Faced Heavy Combat July 15, 2009 Associated Press FORT CARSON, Colorado – Soldiers from a Colorado unit accused in nearly a dozen slayings since returning home – including a couple gunned down as they put up a garage sale sign – could be showing a hostility fueled…

(NEW RELEASE) Trial Tactics, Second Edition A compilation of high profile criminal cases, practice tips, legal analyses, and cautions that prepares defense counsel, prosecutors and judges to do outstanding work at trial and assists them in ensuring that justice is done each day in every court throughout the land. The…

Jim McElhaney, The Arsenal of Persuasion: Make your closing argument a really good story, ABA Journal, July 2009 Issue.

Scholars & Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2008-2009 Term July 17, 2009, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m; Location: The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Auditorium. Directions.

News – Fort Benning Thursday, Jul. 16, 2009 Retired general, lieutenant colonel join reservist’s lawsuit over Obama’s birth status; General, lieutenant colonel join suit similar to 2 already thrown out By Lily Gordon – lgordon@ledger-enquirer.com The government, in its response to the suit, claims that Cook’s suit is “moot” in…

Here is an interesting tidbit from ledger-enquirer.com about this major unwilling to serve. On May 8, Cook submitted a formal written request to Human Resources Command-St. Louis volunteering to serve one year in Afghanistan with Special Operations Command, U.S. Army Central Command, beginning July 15, Quon said. The soldier’s orders…