[FS11]

I agree.

http://www.safeguardourconstitution.com/news/update20101214.html

Today at his Court-Martial, Army LTC Terry Lakin pled guilty to four specifications of refusing to obey lawful orders, one of which was then dismissed as duplicative. In so doing, he stood before Judge Lind and over and over told her that he was wrong to have disobeyed his orders, which were lawful.

He then pled not guilty to the most severe charge against him, missing the movement of US Air Flight 1123 on 12 April 2010. His sole defense to that charge will be that he was never ordered to board that flight, but instead that his orders required him to report to Ft. Campbell, KY and did not specify the means of transportation.

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One wonders if there wasn’t some “behind the scenes” deal. This really could have hurt Zero. If Lakin gets a “wrist slap” we will know. If he gets screwed he would have been better off seeing it through.

[tired_old_conservative]

Actually, Puckett has made the best play he can for his client. Lakin has admitted misjudgment and shown at least some contrition on the counts of which, all Perry Mason fantasies aside, no court martial in this country would acquit him. Admitting that much could help Lakin in sentencing.

Beyond that, they got one specification dismissed and are contesting another on a technicality based in precedent that has a legitimate chance of flying. Recognizing that any military judge would have ruled as Judge Lind did, Puckett is making the best he can of a weak hand. He is doing what he can for his client, which is his job.