One of the first decisions a Soldier will have to make when facing a sexual assault court martial is whether to waive the Article 32 hearing or not. Your military defense attorney has likely told you that the Article 32 is not an important event. You may be wondering why your military defense attorney is…
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) made several key changes to our military justice system. The most notable changes deal with Article 32 preliminary hearings. Article 32 hearings are preliminary investigative proceedings. The hearings have been compared to civilian grand juries. Prior to the changes that went into effect 20 December 2014, Article 32s were…
Being a victim of rape is obviously a terrible thing. A close second to this is being falsely accused of rape. False allegations of rape are serious. They have the potential of destroying the lives of the person accused – costing the accused his career, his family and even his freedom. Some in the legal…
