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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,

MPO or No Contact Order? Let Korody Law provide you a free case consultation. Contact Korody Law What is a Military Protective Order (MPO)? A Military Protective Order (MPO) is an order given by a military commander to a subordinate identifying a protected person and prohibit contact with that person.  A MPO is akin to a

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

More than 15 years defending article 120 sexual assault cases. Patrick Korody handled his first Article 120 UCMJ case in 2006.  For the last 10 years, he has been on the frontlines of the military’s war on sexual assault.  And, he has seen its casualties – countless good Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Airman, and Coastguardsmen who

In 2014, a substantial change in the UCMJ took place.  The mandatory proceeding under UCMJ Article 32 prior to referral of charges for trial by General Court-Martial transitioned from an “investigation” to a “preliminary hearing.”  The primary motive for the change was the extensive cross-examination of complaining witnesses in military sexual assault cases.  Under the