25 years of experience with UCMJ, as a trial counsel, commander, Court Martial member, President of Court Martial, Convening Authority, Summary Court Judge. Never a defendant or a Defense Counsel. Combat experience at infantry platoon and rifle company level, command experience at company, battalion, and Colonel level.
This experience led me to withhold my opinion before I know the evidence presented at court.
If I were a member of this court, I would wonder what the Trial Counsel was thinking when he put this witness on the stand.
It’s difficult if not impossible to ascertain the alleged facts from an article advocating a position. Mysteriously things get left out.
Your reply to Okeydoker is a perfect example as to why I never state my qualifications to support my argument. You never know who who you might be talking to.
For the same reason, I have never been in a physical fight. You just don’t know if some little fart is a martial arts expert and could kick your ass in ten seconds. That said, I have never lost a battle of wits.