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Here is our analysis of the Navy Court-Martial data for July 2017. Like the Army, this is PCS season. Thus, the volume of courts was down. There were 20 Navy courts in July. There were 6 sexual assault trials and 5 acquittals. Navy panels were overwhelmingly voting not guilty in July. Total Courts: 20 Contested Jury Trials: 7 Jury Acquittals:...

Here is our analysis of the June 2017 Army Court-Martial results. In June the total number of court-martials was down. We count 36. We typically expect to see between 40-50+. The summer months are often PCS season and can result in lower volume. There are some obvious trends that we need more observation to explain. 1: More accused...

Attorney Daniel Conway is a partner in the firm. He has published a Handbook of Military Crimes and Offenses. He has also been featured by nearly every major national news organization. Mr. Conway lives in San Antonio. In 2015, an Air Force Military Training Instructor was convicted of sexually assaulting a trainee. Dozens of Airmen...

Attorney Daniel Conway is a partner in the firm. He has published a Handbook of Military Crimes and Offenses. He has also been featured by nearly every major national news organization. Mr. Conway lives in San Antonio. In 2015, an Air Force Military Training Instructor was convicted of sexually assaulting a trainee. Dozens of Airmen...

Attorney Daniel Conway is a partner in the firm. He has published a Handbook of Military Crimes and Offenses. He has also been featured by nearly every major national news organization. Mr. Conway lives in San Antonio. In 2015, an Air Force Military Training Instructor was convicted of sexually assaulting a trainee. Dozens of Airmen...

The Board for Correction of Naval Records is now updated their webpage to permit online applications.

The Air Force has published their court-martial results for February 2017. The Air Force arranges it’s data broken down by general courts-martial and special courts-martial. The data is interesting and makes me question it’s accuracy. In 33 cases, according to the reporting there was not a single mixed verdict (guilty and not guilty findings).Categorizing mixed...

The Air Force has published their court-martial results for February 2017. The Air Force arranges it’s data broken down by general courts-martial and special courts-martial. The data is interesting and makes me question it’s accuracy. In 33 cases, according to the reporting there was not a single mixed verdict (guilty and not guilty findings).Categorizing mixed...

Every now and again a truly impactful law review article is published that lends data-driven insights into the most difficult decisions that we make as defense attorneys. That is the case with the new law review article titled “The Silence Penalty”.By far, the toughest decision is whether or not the client will testify. In military...

CONTACT US! The Army Reserve and National Guard “Enlisted Administrative Separations” regulation has an important feature that is important to remember in misconduct cases. ARMY RESERVE SEPARATION REGULATION Army Regulation 135-178 paragraph 2-5 permits the separation authority to suspend separation actions for highly deserving Soldiers. The suspension / probationary period is for 12 months. If the...