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Under UCMJ Art 32 an investigating officer finds evidence that “the accused committed an uncharged offense, the investigating officer may investigate the subject matter of that offense without the accused having first been charged with the offense . . .” The IO is responsible for investigating the matter and reporting his recommendations.

Hope this helps.

yojoe

You have some great catches on the Haditha case. Hope that LtGen Mattis is of the same opinion.

http://hlime.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/haditha-update-sharratt-32-prosecution-without-a-theory/

yojoe

LtGen Mattis can take the advise of the 32 investigating officer, either to bring charges or not. Also, LtGen Mattis can bring charges even if the 32 investigating officer recommends charges not be brought. That is the main difference between an Art. 32 investigation and an grand jury, the 32 is not binding.

yojoe

http://hlime.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/haditha-update-sharratt-32-prosecution-without-a-theory/

The pathologist called by the prosecution backup the story of the Marines. The men were shot at close range, but not execution style. It is going to be close range when you are in a room, but there were no powder burns to show an execution -style shooting.

http://hlime.wordpress.com/2007/06/15/haditha-update-shot-but-not-executed/

yojoe

This does not even mention the best part. NCIS lost the suitcase containing Jordanian passports and AK-47 that were seized by the Marines.

http://hlime.wordpress.com/tag/haditha/

yojoe