Charles Gittins

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Charles Gittins is an American lawyer, who was worked for a number of noteworthy defendants in military courts martial. Gittins is an officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and graduated first in his class from Catholic University Law School in 1987.

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Charles Gittins's clients
Lieutenant Ilario Pantano US Marine who confessed to shooting two unarmed Iraqi captives, then desecrating their bodies in order "to send a message".[1]
Specialist Charles Graner Military Police reservist involved in the Abu Ghraib scandal.[2]
Major Harry "Psycho" Schmidt Former instructor from the United States Navy's TOPGUN school who bombarded a platoon of Canadians in Afghanistan, even though he had been directed to hold his fire.[3]
Commander Scott Waddle Captain of the USS Greeneville, after his submarine negligently did a power surface, right under the Ehime Maru, a Japanese research vessel (see Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision).[4]
Trent Helmkamp A young recruit who tried to get conscientious objector status.[5]
Sergeant Spencer Gaines An amateur bodybuilder who failed a drug urine test, who argued it was triggered by an over-the-counter health product.[6]
Corporal Dustin Berg Shot his Iraqi partner, an Iraqi police officer, then shot himself with his partner's gun. Berg claimed his partner attacked him first, and Berg returned fire in self defense. Berg later recanted this version of events and pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, self injury, and false swearing.
Private Edward L. Richmond Shot an unarmed, bound prisoner in the back of the head. He was represented at trial by a military defense counsel.[7]
Captain Christopher M. Beiring Commanded troops at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility who beat two Afghani captives to death with "compliance blows".
Midshipman Kenny Ray Morrison United States Naval Academy senior accused of indecent assault.[8]

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