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Army Moves to Court-Martial a Retired General Officer August 29, 2017
Over the weekend, an Article 32 preliminary hearing was held to consider allegations of rape of a child by retired Army Major General James J. Grazioplene. The retired general is accused of committing ...
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Gross Governmental Misconduct Ultimately Harmless in U.S. v. Claxton August 3, 2017
In the case of U.S. v. Claxton , Air Force Cadet Stephan H. Claxton was convicted of wrongful sexual contact of one alleged victim, attempted abusive sexual contact and assault consummated by a ...
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4th Amendment Violation causes Reversal of US v. Darnell July 5, 2017
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) has reversed the ruling of the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) that originally upheld a conviction in United States v. Darnall . The ...
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NMCCA Holds Constitution Can't Require Production of Privileged Records BUT, there are Other Remedies! June 30, 2017
A three-judge panel of the Navy-Marine Corp CCA (NMCCA) just granted an alleged victim’s petition for a writ of mandamus in J.M. v. Payton-O’Brien and Ravenscraft . The petition reversed the military ...
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Retired Service Members are Still Service Members, Says NMCCA March 30, 2017
The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA) has reaffirmed through a recent ruling that a military service member never truly retires from the Armed Forces. Through its comments on United ...
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New Trial Granted to Air Force Member After Favorable Evidence Appears March 10, 2017
In Cook v. United States , a panel of three judges representing the Air Force Criminal Court of Appeals (CCA) has chosen to permit a new trial based on the discovery of new evidence that could change ...
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