Sir, Well SOMEBODY is lying in this case. We gave Bell the Stipulation of Fact that the government wants him to sign in order to get the pre trial agreement. The stip recounts what supposedly happened between Bell and his daughter. The prosecutor wrote it and used the forensic interview of his daughter to get the facts. Neal and I left it with him at the brig 2 days ago. Yesterday, we spoke to Bell on the phone and he insisted that the guy described in the stip is a monster and that he did not do some of the things stated in there. And, he didn't want to sign it as is. We explained to him that all facts came from the forensic interview with Makeisha and that the prosecutor did not make this stuff up. He said he would come to my office and watch the interview and if he was satisfied that Makeisha said these things then he would sign the stip anyway (even though he didn't do some of the things in there) because it's his daughter who said it. The main points he disagreed with in the stip were ejaculating in her mouth and telling her "not to tell her momma" or "not to tell anyone." He claims this never happened. He said there are some other things in there as well that didn't happen. R/ Major Meridith L. Marshall Senior Defense Counsel MCAS, Miramar 858-577-1720 meridith.marshall@usmc.mil -----Original Message----- From: Huff, Lester COL USAF AFRRI/DIR [mailto:HUFF@afrri.usuhs.mil] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:46 AM To: Marshall Maj Meridith L; neal@puckettfaraj.com Cc: haytham@puckettfaraj.com Subject: Re: CONFIDENTIAL ATTY WORK PRODUCT No -- reflected on how Neal said the he could have lied to me. I still don't think he did. And I still feel strongly that he doesn't fit the profile of an abuser. L. ANDREW HUFF, Col, USAF, MC, SFS Deputy Director, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences huff@afrri.usuhs.mil (202) 683-7818 ----- Original Message ----- From: Marshall Maj Meridith L <meridith.marshall@usmc.mil> To: Huff, Lester COL USAF AFRRI/DIR; Puckett Neal <neal@puckettfaraj.com> Cc: Faraj Haytham <haytham@puckettfaraj.com> Sent: Thu Feb 17 09:44:05 2011 Subject: RE: CONFIDENTIAL ATTY WORK PRODUCT Sir, Is this just something that occurred to you on your travels home? Or did you read something to indicate that Bell planned on getting home late? R/ Major Meridith L. Marshall Senior Defense Counsel MCAS, Miramar 858-577-1720 meridith.marshall@usmc.mil -----Original Message----- From: Huff, Lester COL USAF AFRRI/DIR [mailto:HUFF@afrri.usuhs.mil] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:52 PM To: Marshall Maj Meridith L; Puckett Neal Cc: Faraj Haytham Subject: RE: CONFIDENTIAL ATTY WORK PRODUCT Importance: High If I've been lied to, and Bell planned on getting home late and missing the movie on his daughter's birthday, I'm annoyed. This could have been a set-up to do what he did. Still, there is no prior planning, design, or grooming beyond possibly a very short timeframe. I still think the loving parent became the parent lover in an odd conflation of non-sexual love and intimacy with a girl who knew a lot more than most 11 year olds. WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY DATE YOU NEED ME AT MIRAMAR? And how certain are you of the dates? Andy -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Maj Meridith L [mailto:meridith.marshall@usmc.mil] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:41 AM To: Puckett Neal; Huff, Lester COL USAF AFRRI/DIR Cc: Faraj Haytham Subject: RE: CONFIDENTIAL ATTY WORK PRODUCT Gentlemen, I submitted the request yesterday. R/ Major Meridith L. Marshall Senior Defense Counsel MCAS, Miramar 858-577-1720 meridith.marshall@usmc.mil -----Original Message----- From: Puckett Neal [mailto:neal@puckettfaraj.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 6:38 AM To: Lester AFRRI/DIR Huff COL USAF Cc: Marshall Maj Meridith L; Faraj Haytham Subject: CONFIDENTIAL ATTY WORK PRODUCT Andy, My co-counsel, Marine Maj Meridith Marshall at MCAS Miramar, is seeking approval today for your appointment to our case, U.S. v. GySgt Marcus Bell. He is in pretrial confinement at the brig there. We discussed this case last month, I believe. Raped and impregnated his 11-yr-old daughter. He and his wife both victims of childhood sexual abuse. We're in need of a full workup of him in order to present a full and robust mitigation case at his sentencing hearing in the springtime (TBD). You mentioned that you could do that at Miramar in a clinical setting over the course of a day or two. Looking forward to working with you again. Neal Neal A. Puckett, Esq LtCol, USMC (Ret) Puckett & Faraj, PC 1800 Diagonal Rd, Suite 210 Alexandria, VA 22314 703.706.9566 www.puckettfaraj.com The information contained in this electronic message is confidential, and is intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, distribution, copying of disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify Puckett & Faraj, P.C. at 888-970-0005 or via a return the e-mail to sender. You are required to purge this E-mail immediately without reading or making any copy or distribution. 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