[Saoirise]

Hutchins turns the tables on the Persecution!

[Saoirise]

Ping

Latest from Hutchins arraignment, good stuff down at Pendleton today!

[DesertRhino]

“a man with no known ties to the insurgency “

And the guy they caught there, at night,, was never identified. Wonder why? The prosecutors forget that little point.

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

[Slings and Arrows]

Capt. Eric Skoczenski told the military judge that he agreed with Hutchins that he should be removed as defense counsel, because of a "potential and inevitable conflict of interest" arising from his chain of command.

Very interesting.

[pepsionice]

Based on everything said....I’d agree there is a conflict of interest. The problem is....you’d almost have to reach over into the Army or Air Force....to find a judge or defense support team who isn’t tainted. That won’t happen.

So my bet....the case goes forward....they get some type of conviction...and it gets thrown out a year later because of the tainted nature. The Marines will then be stuck, with no way to repeat the process (I think), and that clears the deck entirely. Maybe it’s planned this way, or just the luck of the draw.

[VerySadAmerican]

The problem is a Marine is being tried by politicians.

[jazusamo]

After Sgt. Hutchins having served six years this retrial really stinks, especially in regards to Sec. Mabus and Col. Perlak because they had to know this was going to raise questions of conflict of interest.

The politics of this persecution is outrageous.