Some Court Martial News
1. Unlike Civilian Courts where the Judge
determines the punishment, The Panel (think Jury) determines the punishment and
the Judge confirms it or sends the Panel back to find a different punishment.
2. Normally, the courts will hand out a
discharge (Dishonorable/Bad
Conduct) or refer you to a retention board which hands out Other
than Honorable and sometimes Honorable
Discharges.
This Panel handed out a Huge
Fuck You!
Naval District Washington
General Courts-Martial
At a General Court-Martial in
Washington, D.C., HM3 Mark A. Berger, USN, pled guilty to possession of a
controlled substance and was tried for an assault consummated by a battery. On
20 December 2018, his guilty plea to possession of a controlled substance was
accepted and members returned a verdict of guilty of assault consummated by a
battery. Members sentenced him to reduction in rank to paygrade E-1, hard labor
without confinement for 90 days, restriction for 60 days, and forfeiture of all
pay and allowances until discharged from the service.
I’ve never
heard of “forfeiture of all pay and allowances until discharged from the
service.” Without a discharge!!! The Panel
Was Pissed!!!
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