CAAF has decided United States v. Bagstad. Judge Stuckey wrote for himself, Effron and Ryan, with Baker writing a dissent for himself and Erdmann. We granted review to determine whether the military judge abused his discretion in denying Appellant’s challenge for cause against Captain (Capt) Stojka, who sat with his…
MSNBC is reporting that the Army does intend a court-martial for LTC Lakin. How interesting, and perhaps appropriate, American Thinker reports: Army doctor Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin yesterday met with his brigade commander, Col. Gordon R. Roberts, who proceeded to read LTC Lakin his Miranda rights, and who informed LTC…
Examiner.com asks: Why would a highly placed, decorated Army officer set to be promoted to colonel risk court-martial by refusing to obey orders? Military.com reports. An Army flight surgeon apparently is sticking to his vow not to deploy until he is satisfied that President Barack Obama is a "natural born"…
WRAL.com reports: The family of a former Fort Bragg soldier convicted of killing a Fayetteville woman and two small children in 1985 on Monday begged a military jury not to sentence him to death for the crimes. The panel of 14 Army officers and enlisted personnel last week found Master…
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: The last of four soldiers accused of tormenting Pvt. Keiffer Wilhelm, the Huron County teen who killed himself in Iraq last summer, was found guilty of minor offenses and will apparently escape serious punishment. Staff Sgt. Bob Clements was convicted of obstruction of justice at a…
The Army has a new and interesting addition to their Military Legal Resources. Selected Papers of Edmund M. Morgan, Jr., Regarding the Drafting of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (1948-1949). In the summer of 1948, in response to a need for a uniform military justice system in the newly…
1. SEALS: Kokomo Perspective reports that: Rep. Burton issued the following statement after the Navy dropped several charges against two Navy SEALs who are accused of mistreating terrorist mastermind Ahmed Hashim Abed, the man believed to be responsible for the infamous mutilations of four American contractors in Fallujah, Iraq, in…
Oooops, even his own family appears to be dissing’ him according to this report from The Greeley Tribune. His Greeley relatives are putting distance between themselves and his birther campaign. Lakin’s father Frank told the Greeley Tribune Friday that his son’s video wasn’t representative of the family. “This does not…
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
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…