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Major Hasan ripples

The military will formally discipline at least six officers, mostly from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, for failing to take action against the officer accused of carrying out last year’s deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, according to people familiar with the matter. In announcing the findings, Defense…

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Mother accepts discharge in lieu of trial

An Army specialist who refused deployment to Afghanistan because no one was available to care for her infant son in her absence has agreed to leave the military instead of facing a court-martial, service officials said. As part of the agreement 21-year-old Spc. Alexis Hutchinson will be stripped of her…

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Pantano for Congress

Three Republicans are vying for the nomination to run for the seat and all three are military vets — but only one has the kind of star power that comes with a personal story that extends from Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan to the fast-money world of Wall Street, and includes…

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Collateral consequences

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals considers a conviction of “housebreaking,” under Article 130, UCMJ, to be a crime of violence for firearms possession charges in federal district court.  We frequently are asked by clients if they can still own a firearm.  The answer is a very nuanced one, as…

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Major Hasan update

The military will formally discipline at least six officers, most from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, for failing to take action against Fort Hood gunman Nidal Malik Hasan, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials said the move reflects the military’s belief that the Nov. 5 assault…

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Breaking news on Breaker Morant

Remember those NJS days, and at other military justice seminars – scenes from Breaker Morant (the movie), and discussion. A PETITION for the pardon of Harry ”Breaker” Morant and Peter Handcock, Australian soldiers executed by the British for the murder of prisoners in the dying days of the Boer War,…

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Major Hasan update

(No pun intended.) The Army said Monday it has appointed an investigating officer for an Article 32 hearing, which will determine if there is sufficient evidence to proceed with a court-martial for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who’s charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the deadly shooting rampage on…

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Interview techniques

The Reid Technique is one of the more known and familiar interrogation and interview techniques used by law enforcement.  We mostly become familiar with interrogation methods because of court-martial pretrial motions practice to suppress coerced or false confessions.  The value of various police interrogation techniques is not limited to police…

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Up periscope – WE 070210

Not going too far, how about you? Meanwhile – – – A Robins Air Force Base master sergeant was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to 50 years in prison after he was found guilty of engaging in sexual contact with several minors, according to The Robins Rev-Up, the Robins Air Force…

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