ACCA schedules oral argument on Lynndie England's appeal

On 22 July, ACCA will hear oral argument on the appeal of Lynndie England's court-martial conviction arising from the Abu Ghraib scandal. The two assignments of error to be argued sound extremely interesting:

THE MILITARY JUDGE ABUSED HIS DISCRETION WHEN HE REJECTED APPELLANT'S GUILTY PLEA, WHICH REJECTION RESULTED IN APPELLANT LOSING HER PRETRIAL AGREEMENT.

APPELLANT'S TRIAL DEFENSE COUNSEL WERE INEFFECTIVE FOR CALLING PVT GRANER AS A PRESENTENCING WITNESS KNOWING THAT HIS TESTIMONY COULD RENDER APPELLANT'S PLEAS IMPROVIDENT.