Charles Gittins
Charles Gittins
Charles Gittins is an American lawyer, who has worked for a number of noteworthy defendants in military courts martial...
Charles Gittins quotes about
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.
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.
complete difficult placed thorough time
You had some time constraints placed on you that made it difficult ... to do a thorough and complete investigation.
agreement comply failed government
The government flat-out failed to comply with their agreement.
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,
bargain beyond choose comment continue court families inquiry meeting monday nor parties plan press privacy publish releases respect spin submit third
There is nothing that we plan to submit to the court of inquiry on Monday nor does plea bargain have anything to do with this case. Beyond that, Cmdr. Waddle will continue to respect the privacy of the families and have no comment on his meeting with them, other than to acknowledge that it happened, even as other third parties may choose to publish press releases and spin it as they choose.
hard picture
Think about it hard. Picture that in your mind. It's not possible.
black fair lieutenant
The superintendent does not want Lieutenant Black to have a fair trial.
captain force future guys matter peers rest shoes submarine watching
The most important consideration in this matter was that Cmdr. Waddle was the captain of the ship, that the rest of the submarine force is watching him, his peers are watching him, guys who may be in his shoes in the future are watching him, and it was the right thing to do for those reasons.