I am about to face a court martial based on the evidance found on a computer. Here are the facts. 8 e-mails between an officer and an enlisted member were placed on the desk of the enlisted members supervisor. There is no explination on where the emails were found or how they were recovered, they simply appeared one day. He took those emails that implicated a relationship between the officer and the enlisted member to his commander. As a result a search warrent was issued and the following investigation has now lead to me, the officer, facing 10 charges from Fraternization, Conspiracy, Disobeing orders, Adultry and indecent language, with a maximum jail time of 30 years!!!
The enlisted member states she never printed the emails and deleted them as soon as she received them. How they ended up on the desk of her supervisor no one knows.
Does this constitue an illegal search or seizure of evidance, and can it or the resulting fruits of the tree be used in court against me?
The enlisted member states she never printed the emails and deleted them as soon as she received them. How they ended up on the desk of her supervisor no one knows.
Does this constitue an illegal search or seizure of evidance, and can it or the resulting fruits of the tree be used in court against me?