The following are the sexual assault and rape acquittals for the month of May: Fort Hood, Texas: On 04 May 2017, at a general court-martial, a Private was acquitted by a military judge of two specifications of rape in violation of Article 120, UCMJ. Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington: On 10 May 2017, at a general…
The New York Times recently published an article on the efforts to prosecute Soldiers for finance fraud under the now-defunct incentive program called the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP). The story highlights just how far off track the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command (CID) and its Task Force Raptor have gone off course. It has been…
Military rape prosecutions are now one of most common types of cases tried in the Army. These cases occur in a climate in which the military leadership is aggressively seeking to eradicate sexual assault. It comes as no surprise to anyone who has been dealing with these types of cases that every allegation, no matter…
One of the first decisions a Soldier will have to make when facing a sexual assault court martial is whether to waive the Article 32 hearing or not. Your military defense attorney has likely told you that the Article 32 is not an important event. You may be wondering why your military defense attorney is…
If you have been in the Army for more that few years, you know that the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) makes a lot of mistakes. Some of these mistakes are a result of conflicting advice to Soldiers by Finance officials. Other mistakes are simply input errors by DFAS. When mistakes happen, it usually…
If you are suspected of a criminal offense, chances are good that you will be asked to come into the offices of the Criminal Investigation Division (CID). Your unit will either escort you to CID or you will be asked to voluntarily go to CID on your own. When you enter the CID office, an…
If you have received notice of delay of promotion and referral to a Promotion Review Board, it is important that you speak with an experienced military defense lawyer. A Promotion Review Board is convened to consider the promotion status of promotable officers identified or recommended for removal from a promotion list due to misconduct or…
A large portion—in fact the large majority—of my practice involves military sexual assault defense. In recent years, Convening Authorities have been preferring more sexual assault charges than ever before. So if you are facing a potential court martial for sexual assault (Article 120), you are probably looking for the best military sexual assault defense attorney. …
