Thanks for finding the rights waiver form. That's the one I was referring to, just didn't know what it was called. The form has the phrase "and wanted to question me about the
following offense(s) of which I am suspected/accused" marked out and replaced with "and wanted to question me about the
event". Both SSgt Wuterich and 1st Lt. Grayson's lawyers have had motion hearings trying to get any statements made to Watt and company suppressed because of this modification of their rights waivers.
This was discussed in a previous FR thread with regard to Wuterich,
Haditha Defendant Ordered. In this FR thread,
Bitttersweet Memorial Day, this was one of five motions that Lt Grayson's atty's argued.....all which were denied by military judge Maj. Brian Kasperczyk.
Kasperczyk denied them all without issuing findings of fact or a basis in law, Grayson's defense team said.
Now, if 1st Lt. Grayson refused to sign this waiver, I'd think he would have had a better shot at getting any statements made to Watt's team suppressed.
Nobody should have signed or said anything.....especially when they saw wording like "I have a right to a lawyer" or "criminal trial", etc. I'm sure their senior leadership told them to be cooperative with Watt's team, so they went ahead.
Kasperczyk denied them all without issuing findings of fact or a basis in law, Grayson's defense team said.The judge has his orders.
The crap that has been pulled is sickening beyond mere words.
And the people who pull this crap are Christ-killers.