Recently, a senior, retirement eligible, military officer retired honorably, and at the highest/current grade/rank he held, after facing a misconduct investigation and subsequent military disciplinary action, show cause notification, and officer grade determination. The senior military officer was represented and defended by military criminal defense attorney Richard V. Stevens (Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.)
Initially,
when the UCMJ/misconduct investigation was completed, there was serious talk
and consideration of a court-martial trial by the senior officer client’s
command. Based on defense submissions,
the adverse action was downgraded from possible court-martial to an
administrative military disciplinary action.
However, the client then faced a show cause notice and possible
administrative discharge/separation (officer elimination, BOI). Further responsive defense submissions
convinced the command not to pursue an administrative discharge/separation
action. Given the client’s eligibility
to retire, the defense submitted a retirement application, but the client then
faced an officer grade determination, in which he was recommended to retire at
a lower rank/grade. The defense made one
more submission on behalf of the client, and he was permitted to retire
honorably at the highest military grade/rank he served at.
It
was a long and difficult process, but the ultimate successful outcome was a
testament to the officer’s career of military service to this country. While this military case was successfully
defended, it is important to understand that every case has different facts,
and success in previous cases does not guarantee success in any particular
future case. No military lawyer or civilian defense lawyer, including
those who specialize in military law, can guarantee the outcome of any military
trial or case.
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Thank
you.
By: Attorney
Richard V. Stevens
Civilian criminal defense lawyer and military defense lawyer
Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.
http://www.militaryadvocate.com
Civilian criminal defense lawyer and military defense lawyer
Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.
http://www.militaryadvocate.com
Blog postscript:
Attorney Frank J. Spinner and I (attorney Richard V. Stevens) are former active
duty military lawyers (JAG). Our perspectives and advice, therefore, are based
upon our experience as military defense lawyers and as civilian criminal
defense lawyers practicing exclusively in the area of military law and military
justice. This blog addresses issues in military law, military justice, military
discipline, military defense, court-martial practice, the Uniform Code of
Military Justice (UCMJ) and other military and/or legal topics. Nothing posted
in this blog should be substituted for legal advice in any particular case. If
you seek legal advice for a particular case, please contact The Law Offices of
Richard V. Stevens and The Law Office of Frank J. Spinner for a free
consultation. These military defense law offices are located in Northern
Florida (Pensacola, Ft Walton, Destin, Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, Duke Field,
Panama City, Tyndall AFB areas) and Colorado Springs, Colorado (FT Carson,
Peterson AFB, Air Force Academy, Schriever AFB, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force
Station, Buckley AFB areas), but our military defense law practices are
worldwide – we travel to wherever our clients are stationed or serving and need
us.
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