Court martial of 2 soldiers weighed in Iraq discipline cases

October 12, 2009

Court martial of 2 soldiers weighed in Iraq discipline cases By Steve Ruark, AP – posted on USAToday.com Soldiers carry the remains of Pvt. Keiffer Wilhelm, who committed suicide in Iraq in August. By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAYCONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq — The U.S. Army is weighing whether to prosecute two soldiers charged with [...]

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Korea court martial news: Nightclub brawl mistrial declared over missing documents

October 10, 2009

Korea court martial news: Nightclub brawl mistrial declared over missing documents Attorneys, CID differ over why witness interviews not discovered sooner By Ashley Rowland, Stars and StripesPacific edition, Sunday, October 11, 2009SEOUL — The court-martial of a military policeman accused of participating in a street brawl ended last week in a rare mistrial after six [...]

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Korea Court Martial: Yongsan soldier gets 30 days for nightclub brawl

October 10, 2009

Korea Court Martial: Yongsan soldier gets 30 days for nightclub brawl By Ashley Rowland, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Wednesday, October 7, 2009 SEOUL — A sergeant at U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan was sentenced Monday to 30 days of confinement and a reduction in rank to E-3 for hitting two other soldiers during a street brawl [...]

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Dog handler appeals court martial conviction in Abu Ghraib case

October 9, 2009

Dog handler appeals conviction in Abu Ghraib caseSTORY HIGHLIGHTSFormer Sgt. Michael Smith served three months on torture conviction Lawyer says Smith didn’t know it was illegal to use working dog to threaten detaineesSmith could return to military if conviction is overturnedOctober 8, 2009 Written by Paul Courson – posted at cnn.comCNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — He’s [...]

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Court martial in NC soldier’s death to begin

October 6, 2009

Court-martial in NC soldier’s death to begin(AP) – Sep 28, 2009FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A court-martial is scheduled to begin for one of seven Fort Bragg paratroopers accused of accidentally killing a fellow soldier more than a year ago.The general court-martial for Sgt. Justin A. Boyle will begin Monday. Boyle is charged with conspiracy, involuntary [...]

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Marine faces court martial in Fallujah killing at Camp Pendleton

October 5, 2009

Marine faces court martial in Fallujah killing (AP) – 6 days ago CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine charged with murdering an unarmed detainee in Fallujah, Iraq, is scheduled to go on trial.Sgt. Jermaine Nelson of New York has pleaded not guilty to unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty. He is accused of killing a [...]

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Fort Bragg Military Lawyer – Court martial in NC soldier’s death to begin

October 5, 2009

Fort Bragg Military Lawyer – Court martial in NC soldier’s death to begin (AP) FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A court-martial is scheduled to begin for one of seven Fort Bragg paratroopers accused of accidentally killing a fellow soldier more than a year ago.The general court-martial for Sgt. Justin A. Boyle will begin Monday. Boyle is [...]

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Soldier to face court martial over brawl near Yongsan Army Base Korea

October 3, 2009

Soldier to face court martial over brawl near Yongsan Army Base Korea By Ashley Rowland, Stars and StripesPacific edition, Monday, September 7, 2009SEOUL — Despite an investigating officer’s recommendation that assault charges should be dropped, a Yongsan soldier is to be court-martialed this fall for his alleged role in a February street brawl marked by [...]

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Army Court Martial News – Army to discharge officer who refused to go to Iraq – Court Martial is over

September 29, 2009

Army to discharge officer who refused to go to Iraq – Court Martial is over http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-watada-discharge29-2009sep29,0,103553.story?track=rss 1st Lt. Ehren Watada’s court-martial ended in a mistrial, and the Army has decided not to attempt another prosecution. Watada had argued he would be participating in war crimes if he fought in Iraq. By Kim MurphySeptember 29, 2009E-mailPrintShare [...]

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Marine faces court martial in Fallujah killing

September 29, 2009

Marine faces court-martial in Fallujah killing (AP) – 29 Sep 2009 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The government failed twice to persuade jurors that members of a Marine squad wrongly killed unarmed detainees in Fallujah, Iraq. Now it’s trying a third time.A court-martial is scheduled to begin Tuesday at Camp Pendleton for Sgt. Jermaine Nelson, who [...]

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