Courts Martial
Decision Information
Date of commencement of the trial: 14 September 2009
Location: CFB Trenton, Building 22, 74 Polaris Avenue, Trenton, ON
Charges
•Charge 1 (alternate to charge 3): S. 130 NDA, careless use of a firearm (s. 86(1) CCC).
•Charge 2 (alternate to charge 3): S. 83 NDA, disobeyed a lawful command of a superior officer.
•Charge 3 (alternate to charges 1, 2): S. 129 NDA, an act to the prejudice of good order and discipline.
Results
•FINDINGS: Charges 1, 2, 3: Not guilty.
Disciplinary Court Martial (DCM) (composed of a military judge and a panel of three members)
Note:
Panel members of a Disciplinary Court Martial are required to provide the applicable findings to the case exclusively. Accordingly, court martial members do not provide any reasons for their findings.
Decision Content
Citation: R. v. Corporal S.A. Strong, 2009 CM 4015
Docket: 200851
GENERAL COURT MARTIAL
CANADA
ONTARIO
CANADIAN FORCES BASE TRENTON
Date: 18 September 2009
PRESIDING: LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J-G PERRON, M.J.
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
v.
CORPORAL S.A. STRONG
(Accused)
RECORD OF DECISION OF THE COURT
(Rendered Orally)
The panel of the General Court Martial of Corporal S.A. Strong, held at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario, from 14 - 18 September 2009, returned a verdict of not guilty to all charges on the charge sheet.