"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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ubject: The nature of military justice.
From: "Kevin Brooks"
Date: 1/8/04 10:00 AM Paci

Many courts martials result
in the defendant being exhonerated (in 1997, the US Army had 40
acquittals
out of 741 general courts martials, and 46 acquittals out of 315 special
courts martials, for a convi

40 equitals out of 741 is hardly "many".

A military conviction rate of 92% versus a civil conviction rate of 88%
(felonies only, IIRC, and the misdemeanor rate was a bit higher) inidicates
your premise is faulty.

And as anyone with extensive
experience in military service knows, once a board of inquiry recommends
a
court marshal, the chance of equital is very small as your figures prove.

FYI, courts martials are not the direct result of any "board of
inquiry"--they stem from an Article 32 investigation conducted by a single
qualified officer, appointed by the convening authority, who may or may not
recommend proceeding to courts martial; alternatively, of course, they can
also stem from the accused's refusal to accept an Article 15. Final decision
as to whether or not to conduct the CM resides with the convening authority.
A board of inquiry, in those isolated cases where one is formed, can
recommend that Artcile 32 proceedings be initiated, but they don't
"recommend a courts martial". Sounds like your "extensive service" (and
exactly how many years what that service?) left you a bit lacking in the
military justice knowledge area.

And
once the military discovers you intend to get civilian council, you might
find
youreself quietly threatened to just forget that idea.. Or else.

Bullcrap. The ads are full of civil attorneys willing to take on courts
martials--do a google and you have to wade through the attorneys pitches to
get to the hard data sites. This appears to be another typical Art Kramer,
"It is what I say it is regardless of the actual facts" diatribe. Of course
you can present some *facts* to support your baseless allegations...or can
you? And I'll wager I had more years in uniform than you did--wanna bet?

Brooks



Arthur Kramer