Articles Posted in Up Periscope

Hours Before Court-Martial, Army Resister Victor Agosto Speaks Out on Why He’s Refusing to Fight in Afghanistan:  from Democracy Now, 5 August 2009.

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Ex-soldier appeals court-martial, Rochelle Hines, Florida AP.  (Hopefully it’s not his lawyer who has the names of the appellate courts wrong.)

Camilo Mejia, 1st GI to Publicly Resist Iraq War, Appeals Bad Conduct Discharge

Camilo Mejia is the first GI who served in Iraq to have publicly resisted the war. He was imprisoned for refusing to return. Today, he is appealing his bad conduct discharge from the military. We speak to Mejia along with his attorney, Anjana Samant of the Center for Constitutional Rights. [includes transcript]

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Many are familiar with my office-in-a-briefcase: the color printer, color scanner, computer, and some peripherals that do — yes — do fit in a briefcase for traveling.  Listed on this page are some items that I use or have come across that are useful in a mobile practice.  Many of the items are free (it’s about overhead remember).  Unfortunately lawyers using a military internet connection or computer may not be able to use all of these items because of restrictions.

Free items:

Army, Rep. Frank investigating charge that soldiers killed gay Iraqis
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Aug 4 2009, 1:38 PM

The U.S. military is investigating claims that U.S. service members were involved in committing atrocities against gays in Iraq, although at least one activist is skeptical about the veracity of the allegations.

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command, the service’s primary criminal investigative organization, is looking into the allegations, which were first reported by the Blade last week. An investigator contacted the Blade seeking information on the story.

Sailor Charged With Murder Kills Self

August 01, 2009

Military.com

A Navy man accused of killing another Sailor at Camp Pendleton in Southern California took his own life Friday in his cell, officials said.

Here’s an interesting side on the recent exploits of South Carolina’s itinerant governor.

Air Force Reserve opts not to discipline Mark Sanford over marital affair

By Tim Smith • Staff writer • July 29, 2009

COLUMBIA — The U.S. Air Force Reserve considered disciplinary measures against Gov. Mark Sanford over his extramarital affair but has decided to take no action, his command office told The Greenville News.

How many clients ask about property taken by law enforcement and not promptly returned, or had their personal property lost or stolen while they are in pretrial confinement?

There are several methods I’ve used to jog the system, sometimes successfully.

     a.  Property seized in a search with no evidentiary value:  Ask the TC and case agent for an accounting and return of property not considered of evidentiary value; make a motion for return of property, citing as analogy Fed. R. Crim. Pro. 41(g);