Last week the Air Force published a new policy regarding the use of CBD products. The policy was in the wake of US v. Pugh. The Pugh case dealt with AFI 90-507 (Drug Demand Reduction Program). That regulation contains a prohibition on using hemp products. The thought process is that some hemp products may contain...

CONTACT US! We receive a number of inquiries every month about maximum punishments under the Manual for Courts-Martial. Here is the maximum punishment chart for 2019. 2019 MANUAL FOR COURTS-MARTIAL COURT MARTIAL PUNISHMENT CHART

NEW 2019 MANUAL FOR COURTS-MARTIAL PDF Presidential OrderPart I, PreamblePart II, Rules for Courts-MartialPart III, Military Rules of EvidencePart IV, Punitive ArticlesPart V, Nonjudicial PunishmentAppendixSupplementary MaterialsNon-binding Guidance Changes to Jury Selection in 2019Here are the major changes to military practice for 2019. This is a very simplified guide to give potential accused members a general...

Yesterday we received a Brady notice regarding the military drug labs. Brady, of course, is a landmark Supreme Court case holding that in a criminal case the Government must turn over to the defense all information that tends to exonerate the accused. Basically, an employee of the military drug labs expressed concern that discrepancy codes at...

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...

Among the matters you should consider are: [appropriate selections may be made from the following list] The accused’s age. The accused’s good military character as evidenced by Defense Exhibit(s) _____ and the testimony of _______. The accused’s record in the service for good conduct. The prior honorable discharge(s) of the accused. The combat record of...

The Air Force has published their court-martial results for December 2016.They reported 19 courts-martial service-wide. 17 were reported as convictions and 2 as acquittals (10%). That is a number desperate for context.This firm is interested in cases where a military jury/panel finds the accused not guilty. There were 4 pretrial agreements. (21%). That’s positive news for...

I was recently at Fort Carson, Colorado. I came across a flyer from the Department of Justice titled “False Allegations of Adult Crimes Reference Guide.” The flyer has prompted me to write about false allegations and deception. This Part I will provide the data from the Department of Justice. The data apparently came from the...

In Part I of this blog series, I posted some data from the Department of Justice on false allegations. In Part II, I’ll discuss the literature on detecting lies. In Part III, we talk about nonverbal deception and facial expressions. In Part IV, I’ll talk about false confessions. I’ve spent the better part of the past decade studying...