Navy court-martial results for October 2016 - 50% acquittal rate in contested sexual assault cases
The Navy has released its courts-martial data for October 2016. Here is our analysis. We count 29 General and Special courts-martial across the Navy. Once again, the Navy dealt out a lot of cases - 20 (75%). Another case (21) was a mixed plea. The Sailor was found guilty of ...
Mr. Conway following a full acquittal at Fort Carson. It's that time of year where we can look back and evaluate our results in trial for the year. On ...
Mr. Pristera argues us v. Cook at the air force court of criminal appeals - ineffective assistance of counsel and new trials at issue
On November 17, 2016, Mr. Pristera argued the case of United States v. Cook on appeal at the United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. The ...
Article 32 Investigation Waivers - When Does It Make Sense
One purpose of this blog is to comment on trends in military justice. One of the trends I've seen lately is military defense counsel advising clients ...
Marijuana, the military, innocent ingestion, and the pot brownie defense
In recent months, this firm has seen an uptick in the number of marijuana cases in the military. Marijuana is increasingly available as states across ...
Several years ago when a major publisher in the legal field was looking to improve their library on military topics, they approached Mr. Myers and Mr. ...
Over the last few years, the Manual for Courts-Martial has undergone a series of seemingly never-ending changes. This year's installment of changes ...