Korody Law has handled dozens of security clearances from San Diego, California to Washington, DC to Key West, Florida to Pensacola, Florida. We pride ourselves on being Florida’s top security clearance law firm. We are a local Florida law firm. Mr. Korody started his law practice in Jacksonville, Florida after leaving active duty in the …
In State, Federal, and Military Courts, almost every case now involves a smart phone: phone logs, text messages, photos, contacts, email…. you name it, and the police want access to the treasure-trove of information on the phone. There are so many legal issues when it comes to searches of smart phones – vague and overbroad …
Compelling Cell Phone Passwords So the Police Can Get into the Phone Read More »
A summary court-martial, especially after January 1, 2019, isn’t really a court-martial at all. Effective January 1, 2019, as part of the Military Justice Act of 2016, a summary court-martial finding of guilty can never be a criminal conviction. Prior to this amendment to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), states, who are the …
When I first started practicing military law, the Navy had 4 Navy Drug Screening Laboratories (NDSL). NDSL Jacksonville – still open, though it has had issues in the past, it was generally thought to be the most well-run laboratory. NDSL Great Lakes – still open, has had at least 2 documented false positive reports and …
Another Issue at the Navy Drug Screening Laboratory Read More »
NCIS Investigation Survival Guide subject of a ncis investigation? The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) investigates Sailors and Marines suspected of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The most common offenses are Article 120 – Sexual Assault and Article 112a – drug offenses. follow this guide if you are under investigation by NCIS. …
I rarely bad mouth active duty JAGs who serve as assigned military defense counsel. One reason is that I was one of them. I supervised them. I trained them. Every day there are court-martial being defended where I had some type of impact on either the judge, prosecutor, or defense counsel. In my reserve capacity …
Court-Martial Defense – The investment in a court-martial defense team Read More »
Florida’s “10-20-Life” law is a law that requires courts to impose a minimum sentence of 10 years, 20 years, or 25 years to life for certain felony convictions involving the use or attempted use of a firearm or destructive device. If the firearm is an assault weapon or machine gun, they must impose a sentence …
This post will discuss retirement grade determinations (RGD) for Regular Navy and Marine Corps Officers. This post addresses the situation in which an officer has earned the right to retire as an officer but may face a RGD. There are certain requirements to retire as an officer that will not be addressed in this post; …
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I take a handful of discharge upgrade cases each year. I am very selective on the cases I take for several reasons: the cases have a long lifespan if they are done right (normally more than 2 years); the chance of success is relatively low if the case does not involve PTSD, homosexuality and a …
Discharge Upgrades – VA actually has some darn good guidance Read More »
Do you love that video? “Beyond a doubt”! Not sure who came up with that, but over the years there are known errors at the military’s drug labs – across all services. False positives, contamination, misplaced or lost samples, and unknown DNA contributors in the urine. And it shouldn’t be unexpected. Did you see how …
Positive Military Drug Test for THC – What does it mean? Read More »