European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Bunday november 16. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 court emphasizes breach of Trust by Cunt Swift Washington Barm Washington military courts ? of new or tenses that arc a breach of Struif Mong service member because the Msj � feed the coun of military a � Oue of child sexual " Nellig monday upheld the a ?1100 of Arn y St a g. La on three counts of indecent 1 Prev do 16 the were daughters of Soldier who lint in the tame trailer court As Abel near fort Ruchter Ala. A Cal i wet sentenced to 2ft Yean in prison forfeiture of pay reduction to re Cruit and a dishonourable discharge. The impart of such crimes on the military performance of the parents of the victim Here an Active duty Soldier serving overseas and a reservist on Active duty for training cannot be Juge Eugene Sullivan wrote for he unanimous court. A breach of rust among soldiers is clearly deleterious to military morale and the uial court had dismissed he Ca Sefor Lack of jurisdiction because the acts look place in Abell j trailer off Post an because there was no on Post connection Between Abel and the girls or i hair Fathera. The Dale county District attorney deferred prosecution after the families of two of the Jils moved to the slates of Washington and Texas on permanent change of station. Sullivan responded a considered judgment not Maili Matica calibration of distances required. Although the Price of service to one s country is High earlier decisions do not dictate that i further include the unreasonable expo sure of a Soldier s family to unsanctioned crimes committed within the military Community by fellow judge Walter pm agreed citing Modem strategic command policy thai the welfare of a i family is critical to Good morale and discipline. Protection Ofa Servio member i fam ily against crimes by another member Isof vital importance perhaps equal to or greater than that of protecting a military member from crime. The military s lop court accepted the Case even though the army court of Mil irjary review had addressed Only the jurisdictional Issue not the facts of Thi Scase. Sullivan said the question of service connection is a constitutional one. He said it depends on the Impact on military effectiveness whether the military inter est is different from the civilian one and whether the military interest can be satisfied in a civilian court. Copt. Robert Long who argued the Case for the government said the Impact is limited to the Stales. Overseas status of forces agreements and other issues May determine which court has Juristic natural artwork a cold night and Moira Westlur water ing tent Isle transformed the Trees into surrealist sculpture with backlight ing in front of the fanning ton , City Hall. The Rooming Ami s Wanni Grays Lio Fkd the icy stalactites As Well m the Frozen coating on the . Cocaine related manslaughter conviction upheld by Cunt Swift Washington Bureau Washington cocaine can kill and supplying it to someone who Dies of an overdose can be manslaughter the top military court has ruled. That was the message last week when the court of military appeals upheld the 1981 conviction of spec. 4 carry Hen Derson on a charge of involuntary Man Slaughter by culpable negligence Henderson was sentenced to 119 months in prison forfeiture of pay reduction to recruit and a dishonourable discharge. In a split decision the court s three judges agreed there was enough circumstantial evidence to show beyond a reasonable doubt thai Hender son had provided spec. 4 Myers Hick Man a fatal dose of the drug at Tripler army medical Center Hawaii in june1981. Bui they were split Over whether five years ago Henderson should have known the risk he was creating when he made the cocaine available. The lest for involuntary manslaughter is whether a reasonable person would be Able to foresee that his actions could cause the death of another. Judges Wal Ler Cox and Eugene Sullivan ruled that Henderson should have known the Dan Ger he was creating. Cox wrote that the fact that Congress has made cocaine a controlled substance Means it has been determined to be potentially harmful thai it wiil be available Only illicitly and that there will be a Lack of Quality control. He cited precedents establishing that unlawful furnishing of cocaine is inherently dangerous to human life. Chief judge Robinson Everyll dissented primarily because he believed the effects of cocaine were not As Well established in 1981. But he said that in 1986, there is no question of the supplier s . The recent drug related deaths of prominent sports and entertainment Fig ures like University of Maryland Basket Ball Star Len Bias and comedian John Belushi have been widely reported Everett whole. From the president on Down efforts have been made to inform the Public that death May be caused Byuse of cocaine and crack Jef engine trouble forces marines to Jettison bombs Eltoro Calif. Apr a Marine corps Jet bomber jettisoned a dozen unarmed bombs and two fuel tanks Al the end of the base runway because of engine trouble shortly after Takeoff Friday a military spokeswoman a
