Charles Gittins
Charles Gittins
Charles Gittins is an American lawyer, who has worked for a number of noteworthy defendants in military courts martial...
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I have to say, if you read the reprimand, a fair reading is that Harry Schmidt intended to murder these people. They published it on the Web site. It is not what he agreed to Article 15 (hearing) for. He agreed to dereliction of duty, not murder. And your reputation is worth something.
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That doesn't mean that those people who made those honest mistakes should ultimately be prosecuted criminally,
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In light of the fact that you have NO clue what you're doing, we waive this Article 32 hearing!
procedures proper required
He did the procedures that are required to do a proper periscope search. Unfortunately, he didn't see the target.
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A lot of this is art, not science, and standards aren't as clear as Admiral (Charles) Griffiths would make them out to be, ... We've reviewed the books and if you read the books, Waddle is inside perimeters for everything.
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I am sure that the evidence is going to show that there was a chain of mistakes and, quite possibly, Cmdr. Waddle did not see this vessel and that was one of the chain of mistakes that caused the accident, ... That doesn't mean that those people who made those honest mistakes should ultimately be prosecuted criminally.
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No other document was provided to Scott and we have been assured that Adm. Fargo will meet with Scott with an open mind,
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It's the right thing to do. He is the captain of the ship and it needs to be said. Somebody has to stand up and say what needs to be said.
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It is her testimony that these calls... were for improper purposes. It is our contention that they were for proper leadership purposes.
commander fallen level short
Commander Waddle exercised his judgment, and he did his level best. He may have fallen short on that day, but it wasn't criminal.
criminal guilty intent
not guilty of criminal intent or willful wrongdoing.
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The superintendent does not want Lieutenant Black to have a fair trial.
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The most important consideration in this matter was that Cmdr. Waddle was the captain of the ship, that the rest of the submarine force is watching him, his peers are watching him, guys who may be in his shoes in the future are watching him, and it was the right thing to do for those reasons.
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There is nothing that we plan to submit to the court of inquiry on Monday nor does plea bargain have anything to do with this case. Beyond that, Cmdr. Waddle will continue to respect the privacy of the families and have no comment on his meeting with them, other than to acknowledge that it happened, even as other third parties may choose to publish press releases and spin it as they choose.