Category: Army Court Martial
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2019 Court-Material Punishment Chart
Jan 16, 2019CONTACT 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 CHARTView Article -
2019 Court-Material Changes – Military Court-Martial Lawyers
Dec 23, 2018NEW 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...View Article -
2019 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial
Sep 28, 2018New 2019 Manual for Courts-Martial PDF Presidential Order For those interested, here are some Army training materials on the new amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial. This is an executive summary of the major changes to military law starting in January 2019. Over the next three months, we’ll be updating our page, our book, and...View Article -
Experiment Showing Potential for Error at the Military Drug Labs
Jun 20, 2018Yesterday 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...View Article -
Army December 2017 Court-Martial Results Analysis – Favorable Results in Contested Sexual Assault Trials
Feb 11, 2018In December 2017, the Army published results for 35 courts-martial. Given the holiday month, 35 is ten to fifteen trials below average. As a military defense firm, we’re largely tracking how defendants are faring in contested trials. In other words, are juries returning not guilty verdicts. Overall, results in contested sexual assault trials were overwhelmingly favorable...View Article -
July 2017 Army Court-Martial Results
Sep 8, 2017July 2017 Army Court-Martial Results On 7 September 2017, Senator Gillibrand – citing data from 2015 involving 4 installations alleged that fewer sexual assault cases are going to trial resulting in fewer convictions. I’m not convinced her data is current. In July 2017, military juries convicted in 100% of the contested sexual assault trials. The...View Article -
June 2017 Army Court-Martial Results
Jul 26, 2017Here 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...View Article -
Army Publishes February 2017 Court-Martial Results – 72% Acquittal Rate in Contested Sexual Assault Trials
Apr 5, 2017On 15 March, the Army published the service-wide court-martial results for February 2017. Here is our analysis.We saw a couple of trends continue. Of the 40 trials, 27 were guilty pleas (67%). That statistic is relatively consistent from month to month. It seems that defense counsel are exercising good judgment (based on our limited information)....View Article -
Army January 2017 Court-Martial Results
Feb 27, 2017The Army has published the January 2017 court-martial results. As always, here is our analysis. We count 51 court-martials. I count 35 guilty pleas (68%). I would say total plea bargains were trending slightly above average for January. We’re starting to see – over the last few months – more judge alone trials. I still think the...View Article -
What are The Wheeler Factors
Feb 16, 2017Among 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...View Article