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By Shari Allison

Thomas v. United States, ___ F.3d ___ , 2010 WL xxxx, No. 9-3291 (10th Cir. 2010) (Kan).Court denies 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging on ineffective assistance grounds petitioner?s court martial and sentence, finding military court?s dismissal of his post-conviction challenge rested on adequate legal grounds. Different and much narrower rules apply for review by civilian court of military convictions, making this case of remote application to our work (but it does illustrate why civilian courts with their wider avenues for review are preferable to military tribunals). United States v. Wampler, ___ F.3d ___ , 2010 WL xxxx, No. 9-6229 (10th Cir. 2010) (Ok).The Court lacks jurisdiction on interlocutory appeal claim by defendants that it would be a breach to try them on charges that were to have been resolved in an unconsummated agreement between their corporate employer and the government...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tenth Circuit Blog on November 17, 2010 (boomark / email).