SSG Bales scheduled for Article 32 Hearing in September

Coach is Right ^ | July 14th, 2012 | Jim Emerson

[darkwing104]

Staff Sargent Robert Bales was charged with 16 counts of premeditated murder of Afghanistan civilians. SSG Bales will attend an Article 32 hearing scheduled for 17 September at an undisclosed location. SGT Bales will be accompanied by his defense team and the hearing will be also attended by the Army prosecution team and the investigating officer. This hearing will formally announce a decision for a trial based upon the investigating offer’s recommendations of the sufficiency of the charges against SSG Bales warrants a court-martial.

Article 32

An Article 32 hearing is required by the United States Uniform Code of Military Justice where an investigating officer determines the evidence supports the charges filed against the defendant. If the investigating officers believe the charges are warranted than the case can be brought. In this particular case there will be a trial before a general court martial. This hearing does not determine guilt or innocence. In the civilian court this is similar to the preliminary hearing (evidentiary hearing) where a judge determines if the prosecutor has sufficient evidence for a trial.

Investigating Officer

[Alas Babylon!]

Correction: and they were killing people over murdersbooks

[DustyMoment]

At the time the episode was filmed, she was graduating from high school, with the only indication she had almost no brain being a slight limp, limited use of one arm, and a small speech impediment. Astounding.

I agree that brain injuries can be difficult to diagnose and treat. And, it is true that such injuries may present differently in different individuals which is yet another reason that folks with these type of individuals should never be put back in a combat environment. And, it is why, IMO, he should not be on trial, Leon Panetta, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Obama should be getting tried instead.

BTW, the girl with virtually no brain is a perfect example of the brain's plasticity. This is a characteristic of the brain in which it will attempt to alter itself to compensate for damaged functions and transfer those functions to a different part of the brain.