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Article 32 Proceeding Charge Sheet for additional charges against Scott McKenzie for his role in abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. The additional charges are: 1) obstruction of justice; and 2) attempt to impede investigation.
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Scott A. McKenzie, David D. McKiernan
This document is a letter from the defense counsel of an accused soldier for an adjournment in the proceedings for the soldier to be assigned new defense counsel and to allow that new counsel to prepare for trial in the matter. The facts of the ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo, Letter, UCMJ (Article 32)
Sexual, Assault/death, Family/others, Hooding/Goggling, Physical assault, Threat, Environmental manipulation
This Article 32 Proceedings concerns an accusation of an incident of detainee abuse at Camp Bucca. Iraq. The subject of the hearing is Sergeant Scott A. McKenzie, a female Master Sergeant and a Specialist accused of knocking down, punching and ...
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Scott A. McKenzie
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Sexual, General, Stress positions
This document is the continued transcript of the Article 32 proceeding against Sergeant Scott A. McKenzie. This transcript picks-up after a recess in the hearing. It starts at 8:00 am on September 1, 2003 and recesses again at 5:05 pm on ...
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Scott A. McKenzie
This document is part of the transcript of the Article 32 proceeding against Sergeant Scott A. McKenzie. The transcript starts in the middle of counsel's questing of a witness, and concludes with the proceedings being recessed.
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Scott A. McKenzie
This is the transcript of the Article 32 Proceeding investigating the charges of detainee abuse committed by Sergeant Scott A. McKenzie and three other soldiers of detainees as they arrived at Camp Bucca on May 12, 2003. The charges include ...
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Physical assault, Sexual
This Article 32 proceeding concerns a hearing where defense request for witnesses, discovery, and general procedures for the Article 32 hearing were covered. The hearing was to present the charges to the accused; to determine thoroughly, and ...
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Timothy F. Canjar

Article 32 Findings on Abuse of Detainees at Camp Bucca, IO Report. Documents related to investigations of abuse of Iraqi detainees by four (4) military personnel. The Investigating officer's report finds by a preponderance of the evidence ...

Oct. 19, 2004
UCMJ (Article 32)
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Shawna L. Edmondson, Scott A. McKenzie, Timothy F. Canjar, Lisa M. Girman
Other
The document is part of the Article 32 Proceeding charge package against Sgt. Scott A. McKenzie. It lists grammatical changes to be made to transcripts by page and line.
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Scott A. McKenzie
This memo appointing an Investigating Officer, signed by Janis Karpinski, is part of the Article 32 proceeding against Spc. Timothy F. Canjar for his role in detainee abuse at Camp Bucca, Iraq in May of 2003. Attached to the Letter of Appointment ...
July 01, 2005
Non-legal Memo, UCMJ (Article 32)
Timothy F. Canjar, Janis Leigh Karpinski