Category: Military Sexual Assault Cases
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Victim Non-Prosecution Letters
Jun 8, 2016It’s been a while since I provided an update. Part of the reason is because I’ve just finished up a lengthy road trip with a number of cases. We continue to have tremendous results in sexual assault and assault related cases. There’s a number of reasons for the great results. A favorable outcome can result...View Article -
Judicial Proceedings Panel on Article 120, UCMJ Released
Feb 17, 2016The annual rite of proposing ways to change military sexual assault law was released recently in the form of the Judicial Proceedings Panel on Article 120. Judicial Proceedings Panel Report To be perfectly clear, this is an issue that does not concern me as much as it has in the past. Congress keeps changing the law and...View Article -
Military Rule of Evidence 412 Basics
Jan 19, 2016Mil. R. Evid. 412 limits the extent to which an accused in a sexual assault case can introduce evidence regarding the alleged victim’s prior sexual behavior. The rule, however, carves out three exceptions. Under Mil. R. Evid. 412 (b)(1), the following evidence is admissible: (A)evidence of specific instances of sexual behavior by the alleged victim offered to...View Article