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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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CAAF and Abu Ghraib

CAAF has decided two cases related to Abu Ghraib:  United States v. Harman, and United States v. Smith. The issue in Harman was factual sufficiency and the conviction and sentence was affirmed. Appellant admitted to investigators that she took a new detainee, who had been placed on a box with…

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917 on steroids

In 1988 the Court of Military Appeals decided Griffith.  I have used the case from time to time, not often successfully.  But here is a recent example of what I call 917-on-steroids.  I was pleasantly surprised that it was the judge who first raised the Griffith possibility. R.C.M. 917 allows…

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Up periscope – WE300110

The Army has charged an Illinois National Guardsman in Afghanistan with possession of child and adult pornography, and his family has come to his defense, arguing that he was the target of a personal vendetta. Army Times reports.  This is an ongoing case that started because the kids mother sent…

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Up periscope

I have commented before about suicides and military justice, Military Suicides. Marine Capt. Michael A. Webb has died of an apparent suicide in the brig at Quantico while awaiting court martial, a base public affairs officer said Tuesday. Inisde NoVa reports. Army investigators have charged a 22-year-old Fort Bragg soldier…

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Military, drugs, and sports – lots of tolerance

I have often wondered about how sports players get breaks regular people don’t.  This applies within the military just as much as in the civilian community.  Hypocrisy rains in the name of sports. A Naval Academy football player is being permitted to continue as a midshipman even after testing positive…

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Major Hasan – R.C.M. 706 update

Army officials agreed to delay a mental evaluation for the man suspected of going on a shooting spree at Fort Hood until after a military court hearing that will determine if he will stand trial, his attorney said Wednesday. Houston Chronicle.com reports. Lamb denied a request for civilian mental health…

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Major Hasan follow-up

You’ll remember some time ago now that a suspect was arrested trying to visit Major Hasan while in hospital. A Texas man accused of saying he legally represented alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan is bipolar and was off his medication, his lawyer said. Senan Kahtan Abrahem of San…

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Major Hasan update

An attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood said Monday he wants his client’s mental evaluation delayed, citing a potential conflict of interest with the exam panel. Army officials previously appointed a three-member board of military mental health professionals to determine whether…

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