Charles Gittins
Charles Gittins
Charles Gittins is an American lawyer, who has worked for a number of noteworthy defendants in military courts martial...
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.
honest mean mistakes people prosecuted ultimately
That doesn't mean that those people who made those honest mistakes should ultimately be prosecuted criminally,
bearing clearly court facts necessary relevant testimony
Waddle's testimony is clearly necessary to the court in determining all of the relevant facts and circumstances bearing on the collision,
cheats women
We demonstrated conclusively that those women were liars, cheats and frauds,
were something that we considered, but it was not the overriding consideration.
balance basis convict life stakes
Would you convict him on the basis of these lies? ... The stakes are very high: a man's life hangs in the balance and you must be very, very sure.
accused others saying
We're saying (McKinney) is being selectively prosecuted. We know of others who have done what Sgt. Maj. McKinney has been accused of.
accused others saying
We're saying (McKinney) is being selectively prosecuted, ... We know of others who have done what Sgt. Maj. McKinney has been accused of.
either grant testify
He either testifies with a grant of testimonial immunity, or he doesn't testify at all.
character consistent full honorable pension retire
He will retire as commander, with full pension and with an honorable characterization of discharge, consistent with the character of his 20 years service,
procedures proper required
He did the procedures that are required to do a proper periscope search. Unfortunately, he didn't see the target.
believe concerning evidence government sufficient
I believe that there's sufficient evidence of government misconduct that an independent investigation should be done concerning the investigation of Sgt. Maj. McKinney and the prosecution of Sgt. Maj. McKinney.
caused chain evidence honest mean mistakes people prosecuted quite sure ultimately vessel
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.
complete difficult placed thorough time
You had some time constraints placed on you that made it difficult ... to do a thorough and complete investigation.