Bowe Bergdahl court martial, did "Serial" podcast bring a harsher result?
In what became one of the most high profile Court Martial cases in years, Bowe Bergdahl was determined by his commanding officer to have been sufficiently derelict in his duties and actions as to recommend a general court martial for the now infamous soldier who left his post in Afghanistan and then was captured by the Taliban. Attorney Stephen P. Karns of Dallas, TX, a form US Army Major and JAG Attorney joined Mark Wahlstrom back in December of 2015 to discuss the strange and at time legally confusing case of Bowe Bergdahl. Did his participation in the PBS podcast "Serial" go one step too far and force the hand of the Army to push for a harsher possible sentence? Was this a case where political pressure distorted the investigation process or was Bergdahl eventually given the sentence he deserved? The "swap for Bergdahl" and subsequent Rose Garden ceremony, followed up by the knowledge that the five detainee's exchanged for Bergdahl re-entered the fight in various forms makes this conversation at the time of his sentencing very interesting. Listen in to learn more about the military justice system from one of it's leading experts on this weeks edition of Speaking of Justice.