Posted in Entertainment, Gaming, Law, PC Gaming, Sports, Xbox 360 on 28 October 2007 | 11 Comments »
This interview is the first of a planned series of interviews of professionals — lawyers naturally among them — that are avid, earnest, unabashed gamers. I conducted this interview back in September, but a number of issues kept it from appearing on A.O. Without further ado, here’s my interview with a remarkable attorney [...]
Posted in Humor, Law on 13 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
Apparently this spurned husband didn’t take it so well when his wife entered into
a dalliance on a business trip. William L. Managhan of the Managhan & Kortum-Managhan Law Firm, reportedly sent the following email to the entire membership of the Montana Trial Lawyers Association, detailing exactly how best to change your name in Montana:
Managhan & Kortum-Managhan Law Firm will no longer be known as such. The name is returning to Managhan Law Firm as Santana Kortum-Managhan is leaving the firm. Turns out that [...]
Posted in Haditha, Law, Military Law on 31 August 2007 | No Comments »
After having his Article 32 investigation reopened, two additional charges for dereliction of duty have been add against Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Chessani. LtCol Chessani was the battalion commander of the Marines involved in the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Hadita, Iraq.
The Investigating Officer, Col Conlin, in LtCol Chessani’s case had originally recommended three charges [...]
Posted in Appellate Law, Criminal Law, Education, International, Law, Supreme Court, Tech on 30 August 2007 | No Comments »
AltLaw, the newest and one of the more promising internet legal resources to hit the scene, is now up and running and available for free public advanced searches of case law.
It’s a sort of Google for Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal decisions, and clearly holds promise to democratize the availability of relevant [...]
Posted in Haditha, Iraq, Law, Military Justice, Military Law on 27 August 2007 | No Comments »
The Article 32 investigation for Sgt Frank Wuterich, USMC, is set to begin on 30AUG07 aboard Camp Pendleton. LtCol Ware will be the investigating officer. LtCol Ware was the investigating officer for LCpl Stephen B. Tatum and and LCpl Justin L. Sharratt, in both cases he recommended no charges.
Sgt Wuterich’s lawyer, Neal Puckett, a retired [...]
Posted in Iraq, Law, Military Justice, Military Law on 24 August 2007 | No Comments »
LtCol P.J. Ware, USMC, filed the report of his investigation into charges against LCpl Stephen B. Tatum, wherein he recommended no criminal charges. LtCol Ware characterized the shootings as tragedies, but LCpl Tatum did not violate the law.
LtCol Ware previously recommended no charges be brought against LCpl Justin L. Sharratt. LtGen [...]
Posted in Appellate Law, Law, Military Justice, Military Law on 23 August 2007 | 1 Comment »
The first hearing of the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review is scheduled to hold its first hearing on 24AUG07. The hearing will hear argument regarding the dismissal of charges against Omar Ahmed Khadr because of a flaw in the Combatant Status Review Tribunals for Guantanamo Bay prisoners. See [...]
Posted in Law, Military Justice, Military Law on 23 August 2007 | No Comments »
Sgt Jerrod M. Glass, USMC, a Drill Instructors at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, was charged with 244 counts of abusing recruits. The accusations against Sgt Glass include striking almost every member of his platoon, a total of 60 recruits. The four officers who oversaw Sgt Glass have been relieved of their duties. [...]
Posted in Appellate Law, Law, Supreme Court on 17 August 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Supreme Court added to its docket United States v. Kimbrough, 06-6330, which involves the application of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (”Guidelines”).
Note - Crack cocaine (hereinafter “crack“ 
is cocaine hydrochloride that is processed with baking soda to form of cocaine capable of [...]
Posted in Criminal Law, Haditha, International, Iraq, Law, Military Justice, Military Law on 15 August 2007 | No Comments »
The Staff Judge Advocate, SJA, - the senior legal adviser, roughly equivalent to in-house counsel for a business - for LtGen Mattis removed himself form the case of LCpl Tatum. The SJA, LtCol Bill Riggs, contacted LtCol Ware and criticized him for holding the government to too high of a standard [...]
Posted in Appellate Law, Criminal Law, Law, Military Justice, Military Law on 14 August 2007 | No Comments »
The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals released U.S. v. Ledbetter, No. 200500009, unpublished op. (N.M.Ct.Crim.App. 14 Aug 2007). SPCM, military judge alone, guilty pleas, Arts 80, 81, 91, 95, 108, and 134. Sentence: 5 months, E-1, forfeiture of $500 pay per month for 6 months, and BCD. Appellant claimed (1) improvident [...]
Posted in Appellate Law, Criminal Law, Law, Military Justice, Military Law, Supreme Court, Tech, Windows Vista on 5 August 2007 | 4 Comments »
If any of you use RSS readers or depend on the internet for news related to your profession (or simply for enjoyment), you should be familiar with Netvibes. Netvibes is perhaps one of the more elegant and streamlined RSS readers out there. It’s been my intention to post a full review of the [...]
Posted in Appellate Law, Health, Law, Military Justice, Military Law, Political Commentary on 4 August 2007 | No Comments »
In five recent cases last week, two of which are by ex-military members , the Court of Federal Claims has dismissed the cases because “Plaintiff’s counsel has submitted filings which contain numerous errors and exhibit a fundamental misunderstanding of this Court’s jurisdiction.“ (emphasis added). The court referred the matters, along with three other cases, to the Chief [...]
Posted in Humor, Law on 4 August 2007 | 3 Comments »
In the complaint below, filed by Jonathan Lee Riches©, currently residing at the Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg, Mr. Vick is accused of, inter alia, violations of the United States Constitution, larceny of Mr. Riches© dog and coat, invasion of privacy, identity theft, violations of the Trading with the Enemy Act, and violations of the Copyright [...]
Posted in Law, Military Justice, Military Law on 3 August 2007 | No Comments »
Corporal Marshall L. Magincalda, USMC, was found guilty of larceny, housebreaking and conspiracy to commit the following: murder,kidnapping, larceny,obstruction of justice, false official statement and housebreaking. The members returned the verdict on 1 August 2007.
On 3 August 2007, he was sentenced to 448 days confinement and reduction in rank to Private. [...]
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