Sentences with phrase «military court martial»

In hindsight, I was embarrassed to not have included the obvious choice of Flash of Genius for my law - related movies website, so I have updated my site to include that movie (along with Hart's War, a military court martial movie), bringing the total number of law - related movies on my site to 118 movies.

Rawlings and his men were arrested and held in military custody pending a date to be interrogated under military court martial.

Nigeria's military court martials troops for mutiny, assault, absconding, house breaking, and disorderly behaviour, Reuters

Not exact matches

Generally, the military is required to report felony - equivalent court - martial convictions for crimes that are punishable by more than one year in prison, and any convictions for domestic violence.

In the military its called fragging and it gets you court martialed, but I guess under the Belichick regime it gets you a promotion?

In a way, he's lucky his infidelity was discovered now and not when he was still in the military, where his affair might have led to a court - martial, even though infidelity seems to be fairly common among our military service members.

There is an administrative separation process to allow the military to get rid of an officer who hasn't done anything court martial - worthy, but it takes time and isn't always the most appropriate move.

I was actually made an honorary lieutenant colonel when I was doing court - martials [sic] when I was a barrister and so I have a certain amount of experience of the military there.»

He said: «Even though I am not a military officer, but I know that there is what us called orderly room trial or court martial, which military men who erred in the performance of their duties are made to go through.

Inaugurating the court martial at the military media center in Maiduguri, the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier Victor Ezugwu, advised the president of the court and its members against unnecessary adjournments, while ensuring that justice is seen to be done to all parties.

According to our sources at the military high command in Accra, investigations would be conducted into the matter and once it is established he was not officially sanctioned for bodyguard duties, his body would be court - martialed.

«Even though I am not a military officer, but I know that there is what us called orderly room trial or court martial, which military men who erred in the performance of their duties are made to go through.

The mortal remains of the military officer who died in a car crash with Ghanaian dancehall artiste Ebony, will face court - martial, credible sources at the Ghana Armed Forces have told 3news.

Court - martialed and stripped of his rank, Irwin has been sentenced to the maximum - security military prison, which is run with an iron fist by its warden, Colonel Winter.

Irwin is a three star general, court martialed and sentenced to ten years at the Castle, a military prison run by Winter.

Their hardships are enhanced because of the provisions of Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which says that any military personnel who doesn't pay their bills «brings discredit to the US armed forces» and he or she is at a risk of losing their security clearance, promotions, and could even face a court martialMilitary Justice, which says that any military personnel who doesn't pay their bills «brings discredit to the US armed forces» and he or she is at a risk of losing their security clearance, promotions, and could even face a court martialmilitary personnel who doesn't pay their bills «brings discredit to the US armed forces» and he or she is at a risk of losing their security clearance, promotions, and could even face a court martial for it.

I have had several military members come to me to help them address investigations from the Navy and the Army, an example is being called to represent a rape victim who was being harassed by a military officer who was being court - martialed, and have been providing legal commentary to the media regarding matters that range from Homeland Security to National Security to military law.

A Military Judge presides over courts - martial of members of the Illinois Army National Guard who are charged with offenses under the Illinois Code of Military Justice (ICMJ), which parallels the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Court - martial proceedings and punitive discharge involve discipline and punishments authorized by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) for minor to serious offenses and chronic offenders.

Certain types of court - martials can only be adjudicated by a military judge that is separate from the military command structure and therefore can not be influenced in their decisions.

As I mentioned above, there are but four Military Judges, and I'm not clear whether it is required that one of these preside over every court martial, or whether this scarce resource is reserved for special courts martial.

A military judge is always appointed to each court martial, but some courts martial also include a panel, which is roughly the equivalent of a jury in civilan criminal trials (but not the same).

For example, some astronauts are considered active duty military personnel and might be subject to court martial, and if the space ship was military, so might civilians on board.

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The former military intelligence analyst accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents to WikiLeaks has spent the last four days in a Maryland military court, undergoing a hearing to determine whether or not his case will proceed to court - martial.

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And check out this blog if you want to read about the court - martial case of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (the subject of season 2 of the popular Serial podcast), from the perspective of bloggers with military law expertise.

He served 15 months in Afghanistan as part of a deployment with the 53rd Infantry Brigade of the Florida Army National Guard and handled court martials and other military legal cases.

Article 12 makes triable by general court martial «any other person who, by the law of war, is [triable] by military tribunals.»

653, made all «persons subject to military law» amenable to trial by courts - martial for any offense made punishable by the Articles of War.

In the new code, the jurisdiction of courts - martial has been somewhat amplified by the introduction of the phrase «Persons subject to military law.»

651, includes some persons who, by the law of war, were, prior to 1916, triable by military commission, it was feared by the proponents of the 1916 legislation that, in the absence of a saving provision, the authority given by Articles 12, 13, and 14 to try such persons before courts - martial might be construed to deprive the nonstatutory military commission of a portion of what was considered to be its traditional jurisdiction.

this is the necessary result of the Court's decision, unless, in the alternative, that would be to imply that, in exercising such jurisdiction, there is only one kind of general court - martial, but there are two or more kinds of military commission, with wholly different procedures and with the result that «the commander in the field» will not be free to determine whether general court - martial or military commission shall be used as the circumstances may dictate, but must govern his choice by the kind of procedure he wishes to have emplCourt's decision, unless, in the alternative, that would be to imply that, in exercising such jurisdiction, there is only one kind of general court - martial, but there are two or more kinds of military commission, with wholly different procedures and with the result that «the commander in the field» will not be free to determine whether general court - martial or military commission shall be used as the circumstances may dictate, but must govern his choice by the kind of procedure he wishes to have emplcourt - martial, but there are two or more kinds of military commission, with wholly different procedures and with the result that «the commander in the field» will not be free to determine whether general court - martial or military commission shall be used as the circumstances may dictate, but must govern his choice by the kind of procedure he wishes to have emplcourt - martial or military commission shall be used as the circumstances may dictate, but must govern his choice by the kind of procedure he wishes to have employed.

«The offences cognizable by military commissions may thus be classed as follows: (1) Crimes and statutory offences cognizable by State or U.S. courts, and which would properly be tried by such courts if open and acting; (2) Violations of the laws and usages of war cognizable by military tribunals only; (3) Breaches of military orders or regulations for which offenders are not legally triable by court - martial under the Articles of War.»

The only reasonable and, I think, possible conclusion to draw from the Articles is that the Articles which are in terms applicable to military commissions are so uniformly, and those applicable to both such commissions and to courts - martial when exercising jurisdiction over offenders against the laws of war likewise are uniformly, applicable, and not diversely according to the person or offense being tried.

As long as the articles embraced them in the designation «persons subject to military law,» and provided that they might be tried by court - martial, I was afraid that, having made a special provision for their trial by court - martial [Arts. 12, 13, and 14], it might be held that the provision operated to exclude trials by military commission and other war courts; so this new article was introduced...»

If you or a loved one is facing a court - martial, you need an experienced Military Law Attorney.

If you or your loved one is facing a court - martial, Mr. Cassara is well versed in the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, and has been defending service members around the world his entire career.

The charge pleaded to is not required to have a factual basis in a civilian criminal court (military courts - martial are different), even though they usually do.

As a JAG officer, he prosecuted sexual assault courts - martial and disciplinary infraction discharges, and legally advised more than 60 commanders as the Chief of Military Justice.

My personal practice has consisted mainly of criminal law (courts - martial), family law, and miscellaneous civil issues for servicemembers (landlord / tenant, estate planning, military rights and benefits, etc).

«Military commissions, like courts - martial, can be convened wherever you can securely hold a trial,» Martins told Lawdragon after the February pretrial session, before the plane ride back to Andrews Air Force base.

In addition to the infraction points assessed for in - state violations of road rules and regulations, driving license penalty points in SC will also be placed against the offender's record for violations committed out of state and for military court - martial convictions.

Performs the tasks of preparing and processing legal documents in support of courts - martial, military justice matters and in non-judicial punishment

Draft and process legal correspondence for the following legal proceedings: administrative and punitive discharges, administrative board, non-judicial punishment and courts martial, as well as, appointment, convening and military protective orders, command and line of duty investigations

Special Agent, Criminal Investigator AFOSI Detachment 611 — Osan AB, ROK (8/2003 — 8/2004) • Held integral role in the handling of 40 + criminal, fraud, and CI investigations, the largest caseload for AFOSI / Pacific Air Force Command, bringing unit to the highest pro-active rate in 8 years • Collaborated with the Department of Homeland Security and Customs Division in an international fraud case, the first joint effort between these departments and the result of mutual interest coordination avenues between numerous entities • Protected valuable DOD resources and assets by conducting major counterintelligence, criminal, and fraud investigations, including close support through crime scene searches, evidence preservation, and laboratory analysis requests • Testified in court - martials, interviewed key witnesses, and performed interrogations of persons suspected of committing major violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice • Managed and utilized human informants to detect illegal activities as well as conducting undercover investigations • Investigated AFOSI applicant backgrounds to determine suitability for positions in department, also serving as a point of contact for counterintelligence, anti-terrorism, and local criminal awareness briefings on base

Testified in courts - martial, interviewed witnesses, and interrogated persons suspected of committing major violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.