I have a passion for defending military members who have tested positive on a military urinalysis.  I am motivated, in part, by the military’s unwillingness to concede that mistakes have been made and innocent service members have been separated based on positive drug tests when they never used the drugs.  Because the average military member […]

In the midst of the military’s war on sexual assault, military commanders succumbed to political pressures on a daily basis, often sending good servicemembers to court-martial for sexual assault based on bare accusations.  As one of the Navy’s Special Victims Prosecutors, I often fought a war behind closed doors with staff judge advocates and commanders, […]

In my post almost 6 months ago in which I discussed the USS Fitzgerald collision off the coast of Japan and the law governing hazarding a vessel (can be found here), I predicted the CO would be relieved and face disciplinary action that could include court-martial charges. Now widely publicized, the former Fitzgerald and McCain […]

The SMARTEST thing anyone suspect in a criminal investigation can do is keep his or her mouth shut.  Don’t say anything.  Don’t try to explain how it’s just a big misunderstanding.  And most importantly, don’t ever, ever admit to anything that constitutes an admission or a crime. Some smart JAG with the Army’s appellate defense […]

In NAVADMIN 304/17, the Navy cancelled the provisions of the Military Personnel Manual (MILPERSMAN) that permit the service to separate enlisted members for two or more Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) failures.  The message also cancelled certain pending separations for PFA failure and permitted certain Sailors pending separation for PFA failure to opt to remain the […]

The Navy is sending more officers to Boards of Inquiry. The average officer misconduct case takes 12-18 months to get to a Board of Inquiry. Board members are separating more officers. In recent years, there has been an increased number of Boards of Inquiry (BOIs) – also called “Show Cause Proceedings” – convened for Naval […]

Following almost every positive urinalysis, the military member will be asked to provide another sample.   Command often refers to this second sample as a “retest” but it really isn’t – it’s a second urinalysis.   The command timeline for a military urinalysis is as follows: Day 1: urinalysis taken, placed into storage Day 2 – […]

As one of Jacksonville’s best sexual battery (rape) criminal defense attorneys, I am often asked. “How do you defend a rape case?”  Back in 2008 when I was in charge of a Navy defense services office, I scoured the internet and read as many articles as I could on how to defend rape cases.  This […]

Sexual Battery, which is more commonly known as rape or sexual assault, is one of the most aggressively prosecuted crimes in Florida and carries some of the most severe and long-lasting penalties of any criminal offense. Korody Law is YOUR BEST Jacksonville criminal defense attorney if you are charged with sexual battery. I generally classify […]

In Florida, a DUI conviction will always stay on your criminal record.  A first-time DUI in the State of Florida is a first degree misdemeanor.  Therefore, if you plead guilty, plead no contest, or are convicted after a trial, you will always have the misdemeanor DUI on your record. On the other hand, if you […]