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Headquarters, Department of the Army Department of the Army Pamphlet 27-50-442 March 2010 MILITARY JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM II Articles Judge Advocates Struggle with Aggravation Major Derek J. Brostek, USMC Throwing the Cloak over the Webcam: Recent Developments in Military Crimes Involving Indecent Conduct via Webcam Major Patrick D. Pflaum Everybody Cut Footloose: Recent Developments in the Law of Court-Martial Personnel, Guilty Pleas, and Pretrial Agreements Major S. Charles Neill “Physician Heal Thyself”: How Judge Advocates Can Commit Unlawful Command Influence Lieutenant Colonel Daniel G. Brookhart Special Victim Units—Not a Prosecution Program but a Justice Program Lieutenant Colonel Maureen A. Kohn Change—A Little Bit at a Time A Review of that Change in the Area of Professional Responsibility Major Jay L. Thoman USALSA Report CLE News Current Materials of Interest Editor, Captain Ronald T. P. Alcala Technical Editor, Charles J. 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The Editorial Board evaluates all material submitted for publication, the decisions of which are subject to final approval by the Dean, The Judge Advocate General’s School, U.S. Army. The Army Lawyer welcomes articles from all military and civilian authors on topics of MILITARY JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM II New Developments Administrative & Civil Law ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Training Developments Directorate—Distributed Learning .................................................................................................. 2 Lore of the Corps The True Story of a Colonel’s Pigtail and a Court-Martial Fred L. Borch III ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Articles Judge Advocates Struggle with Aggravation Major Derek J. Brostek, USMC .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Throwing the Cloak over the Webcam: Recent Developments in Military Crimes Involving Indecent Conduct via Webcam Major Patrick D. Pflaum .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Everybody Cut Footloose: Recent Developments in the Law of Court-Martial Personnel, Guilty Pleas, and Pretrial Agreements Major S. Charles Neill ............................................................................................................................................................. 31 “Physician Heal Thyself”: How Judge Advocates Can Commit Unlawful Command Influence Lieutenant Colonel Daniel G. Brookhart .................................................................................................................................... 56 Special Victim Units—Not a Prosecution Program but a Justice Program Lieutenant Colonel Maureen A. Kohn ........................................................................................................................................ 68 Change—A Little Bit at a Time A Review of that Change in the Area of Professional Responsibility Major Jay L. Thoman ............................................................................................................................................................... 78 USALSA Report U.S. Army Legal Services Agency Trial Judiciary Note A View from the Bench: Findings, Sentencing, and the “Good Soldier” Colonel Mike Hargis ............................................................................................................................................................ 91 CLE News .................................................................................................................................................................. 95 Current Materials of Interest ................................................................................................................................. 105 Individual Paid Subscriptions to The Army Lawyer ........................................................................ Inside Back Cover MARCH 2010 • THE ARMY LAWYER • DA PAM 27-50-442 New Developments Administrative & Civil Law Military Personnel Law Legal Assistance “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”—Update Eligibility for Legal Assistance—Former Spouses On 25 March 2010, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced Department of Defense (DoD) implementation The Legal Assistance Policy Division was recently changes to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The asked to revisit the question of whether former spouses are modifications affect DoD Instructions 1332.142 and eligible for legal assistance services. In the process of 1332.30.3 Specific items of interest include: only a general denying service to one potential client, a legal assistance officer (GO) may initiate a fact-finding inquiry or office discovered that the glossary section of AR 27-3, The administrative separation for homosexual conduct; only an Army Legal Assistance Program, provides “[a]s to eligibility O-5 or above may conduct a fact-finding inquiry; only a GO for legal assistance, ‘family members’ include,” among may separate a Soldier for homosexual conduct; “credible others, “[a] sponsor’s former spouse who is eligible for information” required for initiating the fact-finding inquiry commissary and exchange privileges under the Uniform should be given under oath and reliance on hearsay should Services Former Spouses Protection Act and applicable be dissuaded; a “reliable person” who may have motivation regulations.”1 to harm a Soldier by raising an allegation should be carefully scrutinized; and information from or provided to the Based on the legal assistance office’s request for following sources will not be used to substantiate clarification, the Legal Assistance Policy Division reviewed homosexual conduct discharges: lawyers, clergy, the history of former spouse eligibility and found the psychotherapists (Military Rules of Evidence 5024 and following. 5135), medical or public health professionals for the purposes of treatment, professionals involved in domestic or (1) The Uniform Services Former Spouses physical abuse assistance, and security clearance Protection Act (USFSPA) was part of the investigations. All changes are effective immediately and 1983 DoD Authorization Act. The shall be applied to existing matters. USFSPA allowed for the divisibility of military retired pay during a divorce action. It also granted certain benefits to Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP), Army Regulation qualified 20/20/20 spouses. These benefits (AR) 600-85 include medical, commissary and PX benefits. It did not include Legal The Department of the Army issued a Rapid Action Assistance within the list of eligible Revision (RAR) to AR 600-85, The Army Substance Abuse benefits.