tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post7363243008070283890..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: The Murphy FileGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-27970120923136695572007-06-14T17:35:00.000-04:002007-06-14T17:35:00.000-04:00VTB, Sorry, but you're wrong. If misconduct is n...VTB, <BR/><BR/>Sorry, but you're wrong. If misconduct is not charged, it can't be discussed at court-martial. Therefore it is chareged. If charges are duplicated - I didn't see any in my very quick perusal of these charges - the prosecutors are charging in the alternative. It may mean that there is some doubt about one of the elements, so alternate charges are included. Finally, if the accused is engergetic enough to do lots of things that look like misconduct, the prosecutors are just being thorough. <BR/><BR/> I'm not claiming that all of the charges and specs will result in findings of guilty as I have no access to the evidence supporting each. Some, like the larceny (for going TDY and claiming the reimbursement) look like a reach. But the Trial Counsel have to have some evidence on each element of each spec of each charge before putting them on the charge sheet. <BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-7539875012781486002007-06-14T10:45:00.000-04:002007-06-14T10:45:00.000-04:00Hey folks, Get with the program, what Col M did (r...Hey folks, <BR/>Get with the program, what Col M did (related to disbarment) was/is unethical and ilegal. However, a review of the Charge Sheet (or, Charge Shit) reveals something all-too-common of AF JAG: 'pilling on'. Better said: throw a bucket of paint against a wall and see how much sticks!<BR/>VCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-20037801907243756332007-06-12T22:15:00.000-04:002007-06-12T22:15:00.000-04:00Just for fun, I've calculated the max punishment b...Just for fun, I've calculated the max punishment based on the charge sheet you provided. Allowing f/math errors induced by the consumption of adult beverages, this max punishment would be: <BR/><BR/>* A fine, <BR/>* A reprimand, <BR/>* Total forfeiture of all pay and allowances, <BR/>* Dismissal, and <BR/>* Confinement not to exceed 59 years. <BR/><BR/><BR/>The chart won't come out in this format, but here are the numbers.<BR/><BR/> - Article 86 (AWOL) - Confinement x6 months.<BR/> - Article 92 (Failure to Obey) - Confinement x2 years<BR/> x 4 specs = 8 years 8.5 years<BR/> - Article 92 (Dereliction) - Confinement x3 months<BR/> x 2 specs = 6 months 9 years <BR/> - Article 107 (FOS) - Confinement x5years <BR/> x 2 specs = 10 years 19 years <BR/> - Article 121 (larceny) - Confinement x10 years<BR/> x 3 specs = 30 years 49 years <BR/> - Article 133 (Conduct Unbecoming) – Confinement x1year<BR/> x 10 specs 59 yearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-41020868084745193572007-06-12T08:46:00.000-04:002007-06-12T08:46:00.000-04:00Murphy was disciplined by the Texas bar for the la...Murphy was disciplined by the Texas bar for the late filing of an appeal for a client accused of burglary. Faced with the suspension of his Texas law license, Murphy applied to the Louisiana bar, swearing that he had never been disciplined by the bar association in Texas. When Louisiana learned of his past misconduct in Texas, they disbarred him permanently, as did Texas. In the meantime--before the disbarrment--Murphy applied for (and received) a commission as an Air Force JAG. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I've spoken to attorney friends (including a former JAG). They tell me that the bar (typically) doesn't suspend your license for one appeal that was filed late. Apparently, Murphy had a history of such behavior, and the late appeal in the burglary case was simply the last straw.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712369389411084085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-2361113648898754032007-06-11T20:55:00.000-04:002007-06-11T20:55:00.000-04:00Has there been any clarification as to why he had ...Has there been any clarification as to why he had been disbarred from these two states? Misconduct or simply not paying state dues or ??Storms24https://www.blogger.com/profile/14360242925876169578noreply@blogger.com