Attorney Rodney James Hatley's Legal Cases

Military law

U.S. v. Huckaby

Feb 08, 1990

OUTCOME: Found Not Guilty of Violation of the UCMJ, Article 134, but found Guilty of Violation of the UCMJ, Article 128. LT R.J. Hatley, JAGC, USNR, appealed the conviction to the Convening Authority and, on 23 May 1990, secured a dismissal of the charges.

SSGT Huckaby was charged with the following violations of the UCMJ, to wit: (1) Violation of the UCMJ, Article 128, In that Staff Sergeant Huckaby, U.S. Marine Corps, on active duty, Headquarters Elem ... ent, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, Pacific, did, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, or or about 22 August 1989, assault Richard J. Santerre, who then was and was then known by Staff Sergeant Huckaby to be a person then having and in the execution of military law enforcement duties, by hitting him with his vehicle and knocking him to the pavement; (2) Violation of the UCMJ, Article 134, In that Staff Sergeant Huckaby, U.S. Marine Corps, on active duty, Headquarters Element, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, Pacific, the driver of a vehicle at the time of an accident in which said vehicle was involved, and having knowledge of said accident, did, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, on or about 22 August 1989, wrongfully leave the scene of the accident without making his identity known.

Military law

U.S. v. Murphy

Dec 21, 1989

OUTCOME: Found Not Guilty of the charge and specification thereunder.

EM3 Murphy was charged with Violation of the UCMJ, Article 134, as follows: In that Electrician Mate Third Class Murphy, U.S. Navy, USS Mauna Kea, on active duty, did, at Oakland Army Base, Oakland, C ... alifornia, on or about 0215, 4 September 1989, unlawfully carry on or about his person a concealed weapon, to wit: A loaded Smith and Wesson .38 Caliber Pistol.

Military law

U.S. v. Yakos

Oct 06, 1989

OUTCOME: Found Not Guilty of the charge and specifications thereunder.

LCPL Yakos was charged with Violation of the UCMJ, Article 92, Dereliction of Duty with 3 specifications as follows: (1) In that Lance Corporal Yakos, U.S. Marine Corps, on active duty, Headquarters E ... lement, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, Pacific, who knew or should have known of his duties at Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on or about 6 February 1989, was derelict in the performance of those duties, in that he negligently failed to use the clearing barrel to properly clear his M16 rifle to condition 4 [weapon on safe, bolt home on an empty chamber, no magazine inserted] in accordance with (IAW) Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Pacific (MCSFBn) order P9210.3 as it was his duty to do; (2) In that he negligently failed to use the clearing barrel to properly clear his .45 caliber pistol to condition 4 IAW MCSFBn order P9210.3 as it was his duty to do; and (3) In that he negligently failed to ensure his fire team properly brought their weapons to condition 4 as it was his duty to do.

Rodney James Hatley's Legal Cases (3)

U.S. v. Huckaby

U.S. v. Murphy

U.S. v. Yakos