In this video, Attorney Patrick Korody, former Navy JAG who currently practices criminal defense and military defense, discusses how DNA Evidence is used in criminal and military cases. DNA evidence is often admitted during state, federal, and military trials to prove crimes were committed by the defendant. DNA evidence has been a very large part …
How to FightEnlisted Administrative Separation what is an enlisted administrative separation board? An enlisted administrative separation board (also called a chapter board or adsep hearing) is a formal legal proceeding where a hearing panel of three members determines whether the military member should be separated from the military service. The board normally takes place in …
A Guide to NCIS Interrogations Established in 2015 18+ years military law experience In this video, Military Defense Attorney Patrick Korody will explain what happens when a military member is ordered to report to NCIS or a similar military law enforcement agency (CID, OSI, CGIS). Mr. Korody discusses the process that occurs during a NCIS …
Controlled Calls By Military Law Enforcement 18+ years of military law experience In this video Military Defense Attorney Patrick Korody discusses the investigative technique where military law enforcement calls or texts a suspect while recording the call/text in order to obtain admissions and confessions.
The Expansion of “Routine Booking Questions” The “Routine Booking question” exception permits the police during custodial interviews to ask certain information about the suspect so that they can identify him or her and ensure his or her safety while in police custody. In Pennsylvania v. Muniz, 496 U.S. 582 (1990), the United States Supreme Court, …
10 U.S. Code § 1567a is titled “Mandatory notification of issuance of military protective order to civilian law enforcement.” This provision was enacted as part of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act in response to reports that civilian law enforcement were unaware of and could not enforce military protective orders (MPOs) issued by military commanders. …
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A junior member of the military is accused by another military member of sexual assault. Witnesses state and cell phone videos capture the two flirting and engaging in what appears to be consensual physical contact. Video shows them going into a barracks room. Twenty minutes later, video shows the pair leaving the barracks room – …
Korody Law continues to handle administrative separation boards, boards of inquiry, Article 32 Preliminary Hearings, pretrial confinement initial review officer hearings (IRO hearings), courts-martial (Special Courts-Martial and General Courts-Martial), and security clearances, even after the military has implemented its restrictions on travel and social distancing measures. We have had some courts-martial charges dismissed without prejudice …
The Air Force and Army by instruction have the ability to issue Letters of Reprimand without an Article 15, UCMJ (nonjudicial punishment proceeding). The Air Force characterizes a Letter of Reprimand as an administrative tool to correct rather than punish behavior, even though a Letter of Reprimand will have a lasting impact on the military …
For enlisted military personnel, there are 6 possible characterization of discharge upon separation from the military. They are Entry Level Separation (ELS) Honorable (HON) General (under honorable conditions) (GEN) Other Than Honorable (OTH or uOTH) Bad Conduct Discharge (BCD) Dishonorable Discharge (DD) Bad Conduct Discharges and Dishonorable Discharges may only be given as a result …
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