Military Defense Lawyer (Former JAG Attorney)
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Recently, a senior noncommissioned officer (NCO) represented and defended by attorney Richard V. Stevens (Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.) had the sexual assault court-martial case he faced dropped by the military (UCMJ Article 120).
The NCO client was accused of sexually assaulting several peers in the military. The complainants claimed that the NCO touched them sexually without their consent during different drinking scenarios on a TDY. The client was placed on administrative hold pending court-martial and a long investigation followed. Attorney Richard V. Stevens was hired by the NCO client to represent him in the investigation. During the investigation, as more information was uncovered about the complainants, their claims, and their behavior, the case grew weaker. When the military was prepared to prefer court-martial charges against the client, they agreed that they would, instead, drop the court-martial case and address the case administratively instead.
Had there been a court-martial trial and sex crime conviction in this case, the senior NCO client could have been sentenced to a punitive discharge (dishonorable discharge), a lengthy term of confinement in prison and, in addition, he would have been required to register as a sex offender. Thankfully, the court-martial case was dropped and the client were spared this risk of significant negative impacts for his future. He was able to retire from the military.
While this military court-martial and sexual assault 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.
For more information about the military justice system, particularly cases alleging rape and/or sexual assault in violation of UCMJ Article 120, type "rape" or "sexual assault" into the search bar above the blog posts and see:
https://militaryadvocate.com/military-offenses/sex-crimes/
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Blog postscript: I (attorney Richard V. Stevens) am a former active duty military lawyer (JAG). My perspectives and advice, therefore, are based upon my experience as military defense lawyer and as a civilian criminal defense lawyer 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 for a free consultation. These military defense law offices are located in the Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland, National Capital Region (NCR), but the military defense representation is worldwide – when necessary, the attorneys travel to wherever the client is stationed around the world.
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