Court Martial Lawyer : Lawyer accuses Army of breach of law

January 27, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer : Lawyer accuses Army of breach of law COUNSEL to the 28 soldiers standing trial at the Court Martial in Akure Barrack for protesting the diversion of allowances paid to them by the United Nations (UN) through the Nigerian Army, Peters Ike Adonu, has accused the Nigerian Army of flagrant disobedience of [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Ex-soldier rescinds insanity defense in slayings

January 27, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Ex-soldier rescinds insanity defense in slayings By BRETT BARROUQUERE – Associated Press Writer© 2009 The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former 101st Airborne Division soldier no longer intends to use an insanity defense against charges that he raped and killed an Iraqi teenager and shot her family to death while [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Airman’s court-martial under way in 2005 death tied to gang beating

January 26, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Airman’s court-martial under way in 2005 death tied to gang beating BY AMY SCHLESING An airman at Little Rock Air Force Base is accused of involuntary manslaughter as one of at least eight suspects who investigators say fatally beat an Army sergeant in 2005 during a gang initiation at a U.S. [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Mutiny: Court martial to deliver judgement February

January 26, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Mutiny: Court martial to deliver judgement February Written by Dayo Johnson THE Court Martial trying the 28 soldiers in Akure, the Ondo State capital for mutiny may deliver judgment in February following the closing of the case and address by both the counsel to the accused persons, Femi Falana and the [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Airman convicted on lesser charge in beating

January 26, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Airman convicted on lesser charge in beating The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — An Air Force sergeant was acquitted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in the beating death of an Army sergeant outside a base in Germany, but convicted of a lesser offense of aggravated assault, Little Rock Air Force Base authorities [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Civilian challenging his expected court martial

January 26, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Civilian challenging his expected court martial By Megan McCloskey Justin Price is an aircraft mechanic from Las Vegas who was to return from Iraq last weekend after a 120-day job with a contractor. Uniform Code of Military Justice In what could be a landmark case, a Las Vegas-based aircraft mechanic is [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Jubilation, uncertainty at Gitmo after Obama order

January 26, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Jubilation, uncertainty at Gitmo after Obama orderBy BEN FOX and MIKE MELIA – 3 days ago GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — Military defense attorneys said they were eager for a new chapter as President Barack Obama Thursday ordered the closure of the offshore prison here. But many questions remain [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Jubilation, uncertainty at Gitmo after Obama order

January 25, 2009

Jubilation, uncertainty at Gitmo after Obama order By BEN FOX and MIKE MELIA – 3 days ago GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — Military defense attorneys said they were eager for a new chapter as President Barack Obama Thursday ordered the closure of the offshore prison here. But many questions remain about how and [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Civilian from Vegas won’t face court martial, will return home

January 25, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Civilian from Vegas won’t face court martial, will return home By Megan McCloskeyFri, Jan 23, 2009 (2 a.m.) Sun ArchivesCivilian challenging his expected court martial (1-22-2009)Beyond the SunUniform Code of Military JusticeLas Vegan Justin Price won’t be court martialed in connection with a fire that damaged a Predator drone at an [...]

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Court Martial Attorney: Charged soldiers were ‘good Samaritans’

January 25, 2009

Court Martial Attorney: Charged soldiers were ‘good Samaritans’ The Associated PressFORT BRAGG, N.C. The soldiers charged with manslaughter in the death of a colleague, one of them from Richland, Wash., were simply trying to help him get home after a night at the bar, defense lawyers said. One attorney, Capt. Paul Shea, speaking in the [...]

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