1. What ever happened to the Coast Guard O-6 in Alaska pending GCM for a host of offenses. The former Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Commander was awarded the maximum allowable punishment at an Admiral’s Mast Friday and will retire on July 1 in the grade of lieutenant with a general…
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Hennis convicted in 2hrs 45 minutes of deliberations
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
Hennis update
Two items came across my screen at about the same time. The FayObserver reports that: The judge in the court-martial of Army Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis rejected defense calls for a mistrial this morning. Defense lawyers claimed that the judge, Col. Patrick Parrish, acted with partiality – or the appearance…
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Sentencing Law & Policy reports: This remarkable local story out of Montana, which is headlined "Man blames PTSD for child pornography downloads," reports on another notable sentence break given to a notable child porn offense. Here are the details, which spotlight many of the hottest issues in current federal sentencing…
Hennis update
Fay Observer reports that: U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle on Wednesday dismissed an effort by Army Master Sgt. Timothy Bailey Hennis to stop his court-martial for a 1985 triple homicide near Fort Bragg. A jury has been seated in the court-martial. Opening statements and testimony are scheduled to begin today.…
Hennis update
The FayObserver.com is reporting that a members panel has been selected and that trial on the merits will begin Wednesday, 17 March 2009.
Hennis-DP-update
FayObserver reports that: A 12th juror was seated in the court-martial of Army Master Sgt. Timothy B. Hennis at Fort Bragg this morning, but the total was quickly knocked back to 10. Attorneys on both sides exercised their right to peremptorily challenge one juror each.
Hennis-DNA issues
I came across this item reading some history on the current court-martial. DNA has gained a prominent place in the prosecution and defense of criminal cases. But this piece illustrates that the DNA may only be as good as the testing done and the people doing the testing. The Army…
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Army Times reports.The Army says a soldier who returned to a hero’s welcome in Wisconsin misrepresented his rank, badges and the origin of his injuries. FayObserver reports: The 11th juror was provisionally seated in the court-martial of Army Master Sgt. Timothy B. Hennis on Wednesday. The court-martial, a capital murder…
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WRAL.com reports that members selection has begun in the Hennis court-martial. x reports that the military judge has declined to delay trial pending the outcome of Hennis’s District Court jurisdictional case. Navy Times reports: The skipper of Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., was temporarily relieved of command Friday for “inappropriate…