New infomation on the case

Well, the court of appeals has made a ruling on the outstanding appeal for my brother. What does this mean and what is next? I'm not sure...

The following was taken from http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/journal/2009Jrnl/2009Jul.htm

"No. 07-0385/NA. U.S. v. Kenneth E. HARRIS. CCA 200401897. On consideration of Appellee’s motion to deny the petition for grant of review due to the death of the Appellant, which the Court construes as a motion to dismiss the petition due to the death of the Appellant, and Appellant’s motion for leave to file an answer to Appellee’s motion out of time, it is ordered that Appellant’s motion to file an answer out of time is hereby granted, and that Appellee’s motion to dismiss the petition for grant of review due to the death of the Appellant is hereby granted. See United States v. Rorie, 58 M.J. 399 (C.A.A.F. 2003)."

Changes to Court Rules effective September 1, 2009

Looks like there will be some changes to the rules for the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES as reported in the DAILY JOURNAL No. 09-213 on Wednesday, July 15, 2009

"Upon careful consideration of certain proposed changes to the Rules of Practice and Procedure, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, which were presented to and reviewed by the Rules Advisory Committee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and thereafter published in the Federal Register for comment, it is ordered that effective September 1, 2009, Rules 19(a)(5), 20(e), 21(c)(2), 37(a), 37(b)(2), and 40(b)(3) are hereby amended as provided in the attachment to this Order."

To see the full verbiage of the changes that will be effective in September, visit http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/journal/2009Jrnl/2009Jul.htm

A poem from my mother

ODE TO OUR SON by Carol Harris

When you were born it was a glorious day
When I first saw you I had to say
Look what God had done
He gave us a beautiful son.
I knew from the very start
You would hold a special place in my heart
As you grew up and went your own way
I want you to know we’re with you every step every day
The sparkle in your eyes fills my heart with joy and pride
When I see that little impish smile
I know what made life worth while
When life gets rough and your feel you had enough
Always remember what I say because
I am with you every day in every step and in every way
On a clear night when you look at the stars above
Remember they don’t hold a candle to our love
No matter in life what you say or do
Remember we will always be proud of you
You’re our son in every way
And we love you more and more every day