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| Charles Gittins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1976-1995 |
| Other work | Lawyer who specializes in military cases |
Charles Gittins is an American lawyer, who was worked for a number of noteworthy defendants in military courts martial.
Gittins is an officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
Gittins was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1979. He joined the Marine Corps where he served as a Radio Intercept Officer.
Gittins graduated first in his class from The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in 1987 and was in the Judge Advocate Corps for six years, before entering civilian life. The first civilian firm Gittins worked for was Williams & Connolly. He spent three and a half years there before founding his own firm.
Clients
| Lieutenant Ilario Pantano | United States Marine Corps who was cleared of shooting two unarmed Iraqi captives, then desecrating their bodies in order "to send a message". |
| Specialist Charles Graner | Military Police reservist involved in the Abu Ghraib scandal. |
| Major Harry "Psycho" Schmidt | Former instructor from the United States Navy's TOPGUN school who bombarded a platoon of Canadians in Afghanistan, even though he had been directed to hold his fire. |
| Commander Scott Waddle | Captain of the USS Greeneville, after his submarine negligently did a power surface, right under the Ehime Maru, a Japanese research vessel (see Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision). |
| Trent Helmkamp | A young recruit who tried to get conscientious objector status. |
| Sergeant Spencer Gaines | An amateur bodybuilder who failed a drug urine test, who argued it was triggered by an over-the-counter health product. |
| Corporal Dustin Berg | Shot his Iraqi partner, an Iraqi police officer, then shot himself with his partner's gun. Berg claimed his partner attacked him first, and Berg returned fire in self defense. Berg later recanted this version of events and pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, self injury, and false swearing. |
| Private Edward L. Richmond | Shot an unarmed, bound prisoner in the back of the head. He was represented at trial by a military defense counsel. |
| Captain Christopher M. Beiring | Commanded troops at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility who beat two Afghani captives to death with "compliance blows". |
| Midshipman Kenny Ray Morrison | United States Naval Academy senior accused of indecent assault. |
See also
References
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Rudy Socha, Carolyn Butler Darrow (2005). "Above & Beyond: Former Marines Conquer The Civilian World". Turner Publishing Company. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9781596520400. Retrieved 2010-10-.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Marines advised to drop charges, Washington Times, March 14, 2005
- Graner refuses to testify in other Abu Ghraib trials, Washington Times, March 16, 2005
- U.S. 'friendly fire' pilot suing air force, CBC, July 8, 2004
- Waddle testifies he's truly sorry: The sub commander is denied immunity but says testifying is the right thing to do, Honolulu Star Bulletin, March 20, 2001
- Suicides in the Ranks: Something is Seriously Wrong in the Military, Al-Jazeerah.info, June 20, 2005
- Officials Involved In Workplace Drug Testing Get A Chilling Reminder Of The Hazards Of False Readings , Marijuana News, January 26, 1998
- Schofield soldier filing appeal, Honolulu Advertiser, October 3, 2005
- "Midshipman to face special court martial". Navy Times. May 8, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
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