A service member who tests positive on a urinalysis should always hire an expierenced military lawyer. DOD said that in Fiscal Year 2021, delta-9 THC, the most well-known intoxicating cannabinoid – what is found in marijuana –  “was the most prevalent drug for active duty Service members, accounting for 73.4 percent of all unique drug […]

Search Warrants for Cloud Data to Apple, Google, and Microsoft Five years ago, law enforcement was focused on seizing as many cell phones as they could and forensically analyzing those phones to find evidence of crimes.  Technology has made it easier for them to do this (and to crack encryption), and we are commonly seeing

MILITARY CRIMINAL DEFENSE – DUTY TO REPORT ARREST TO COMMAND ONLY THE NAVY REQUIRES OFFICERS TO REPORT AN ARREST. The rules are very confusing, with some services requiring only the reporting of an actual conviction or action tantamount to a conviction, like a pretrial diversion program. However, failing to report an arrest can undermine trust

DD Form 458 – Court-Martial Charge Sheet In this video, Navy JAG veteran and court-martial civilian defense attorney Patrick Korody – who was previously designated as a Military Justice Litigation Specialist by the Judge Advocate General of the Navy – explains the DD Form 458, also called the Charge Sheet.  A Charge Sheet is the

Multiple Objections by Patrick Korody win online solicitation case on appeal! In United States v. A.M, our client was charged at General Court-Martial with attempted sexual abuse of a child for communicating indecent language to a person who had not attained the age of 16 years, attempted production of child pornography, and attempted viewing of child

STEP 1 – Flagging the Officer With the exception of substandard performance, the Board of Inquiry process for Naval officers normally starts with an email from the officer’s commanding officer to PERS-834.  This email notification is mapped out in MILPERSMAN 1611-010 and is required for “all incidents relating to adverse or reportable officer misconduct or

If I was separated for refusing the COVID vaccine, can I be reinstated into the military? The military separated thousands of members for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.  Congress ordered the Secretary of Defense to rescind the vaccine mandate as part of the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  As a result, the services can

What is a GOMOR? GOMOR is short for General officer Memorandum of Reprimand, a type of administrative censure issued in writing to members of the Army.  A GOMOR can be given for any type of misconduct or substandard performance.  It is an administrative censure unique to the Army. Who can issue a GOMOR? A GOMOR

MILITARY DRUG DEFENSE – THC8 THE MILITARY STARTED DRUG TESTING FOR “DELTA-8 THC” or “THC8” IN JULY 2021. There is significant confusion regarding THC8 in the military. In 2018, Congress passed and the President signed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) which legalized the industrial use of hemp.  The 2018 Farm Bill

FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE – TARGET LETTERS A target Letter is a letter From Federal Prosecutors Informing an Individual that he or she is under investigation for federal crimes. Often, the goal of the target letter is to obtain cooperation from the individual before an indictment is obtained. A target letter is normally mailed or delivered