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Is a Court-Martial Conviction Considered a Felony? Posted by Ernesto Gapasin | Jul 05, 2015 | 0 Comments As you surely know, the military justice system and the civilian justice system are similar but ultimately quite different. For example, military courts do not label offenses in the same way Read More

When the Military Turns Against You: Surviving a Sexual Assault Court-Martial Posted by Ernesto Gapasin | Jul 12, 2023 | 0 Comments So you've been accused of sexual assault in the military and are now facing a court-martial. Things are about to get real, fast. The military justice system moves swift Read More

Famous Court-Martial Cases Posted by Ernesto Gapasin | May 11, 2016 | 0 Comments Over the decades, there have been many significant courts-martial that broke boundaries and captured the public's attention. Although the cause for their notoriety varies, all of these famous court-martial cases ar Read More

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Punitive Articles of the UCMJ Posted by Ernesto Gapasin | Jul 21, 2016 | 0 Comments The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) provides the backbone for military law in the United States. When a member of the armed forces commits a crime, no matter what the severity of the infraction, the UCMJ dict Read More

Dismissal Of Charges Is Possible Where Vindictive Prosecution Is Proven Posted by Ernesto Gapasin | Oct 24, 2023 | 0 Comments Dismissal of a case can happen where the Government "vindictively prosecutes" an accused. Vindictive prosecution is a prosecution to deter or punish the exercise of a Read More

How Long Does a Court-Martial Take? Posted by Ernesto Gapasin | Jun 16, 2015 | 0 Comments As a rule, the military justice system is far more streamlined than the civilian system. Civilian trials can wait on the docket for years in busy jurisdictions, but military trials will almost never require suc Read More

← Previous Next → After over 30 days of being AWOL, Client is successfully discharged from the U.S. Army. NO Pre-Trial Confinement upon his return to the unit, NO Court-Martial, NO Federal Conviction. March 15, 2018, U.S. v. E-1, United States Army, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Specialist who Read More