U.S. v. Fischer
Nov 18, 2015OUTCOME: Full Acquittal
U.S. Airman accused of wrongful use of cocaine.
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OUTCOME: Full Acquittal
U.S. Airman accused of wrongful use of cocaine.
OUTCOME: Functional Acquittal
SFC Soldier was accused of larceny of government property.
OUTCOME: Full Acquittal
Corporal in U.S. Marine Corps who was accused of sexual assault of a civilian female.
OUTCOME: Functional Acquittal
Navy Corpsman who was accused of sexual assault of 6 Marines while on deployment. After several months of trial, the accused was acquitted of all but 3 charges of 36, and was able to honorably dischar ... ge from the U.S. Navy.
OUTCOME: Full Acquittal
Gunnery Sergeant accused of maltreatment of several junior Marines.
OUTCOME: Mistrial - Honorably discharged
US Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton charged with drug possession and use. Trial ended in mistrial, and the Marine honorably discharged five months later.
OUTCOME: Full Acquittal
A Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps was accused of assaulting his wife and two-year-old son with a loaded firearm while on board Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The Corporal faced nearly twenty year ... s in confinement, dishonorable discharge, and the likelihood of separation from his son. The Corporal was fully acquitted of all charges and deployed with his unit soon after trial. (Healy, 2012)
OUTCOME: Functional Acquittal; Conviction Vacated
A Corporal of Marines was accused of receipt, possession, and distribution of child pornography at a general court-martial. The Corporal was facing nearly the rest of his life in confinement, as well a ... s registration as a sex offender. The Corporal was found guilty of a lesser included offense of attempted receipt of child pornography but not guilty of all charged child pornography offenses. At sentencing, the jury members awarded only a six-month confinement and a punitive discharge; at the conclusion of the trial, a post-trial agreement was struck between the Corporal and his command to vacate the lesser included offense of attempted receipt of child pornography and suspend the punitive discharge. The Corporal was administratively discharged with an other-than-honorable-characterization of service and does not need to register as a sex offender. (Healy, 2012)
OUTCOME: Dismissed W/O Prejudice
A Gunnery Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, with nearly twenty years of active-duty service, was accused at a general court-martial of writing $16,000 worth of bad checks. The Gunnery Sergeant was fa ... cing several decades of jail time, as well as a punitive discharge. She was able to strike a deal with her command to plead guilty to all charges at a summary court-martial, where there would be no resulting criminal convictions. At the summary court-martial, the Gunnery Sergeant received no punishment; she will honorably retire from the Marine Corps in several months. (Healy, 2012)
OUTCOME: Honorable Discharge
A Major in the U.S. Marine Corps was accused of several order violations, fraternization, adultery, and computer crimes. The defendant, who was retirement-eligible, faced nearly ten years in confineme ... nt, as well as a dismissal from service. Through a pre-trial agreement, the Major pled guilty only to adultery and two order violations and in return entered pleas of not guilty to all other charges at a special court-martial. The Major paid four months of forfeitures but received no confinement and no dismissal and recently retired honorably from the Marine Corps. (Healy, 2012)