Part II Sexual Assault in the Military and the Presumption of Innocence

UNITED STATES v. SILVA Last year I submitted an appellate brief on behalf of Master Sergeant Michael Silva that resulted in his conviction for rape x 3 being set aside.  Michael was two-years ...

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Part I Sexual Assault In The Military And The Presumption Of Innocence

Very rarely the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) issues an opinion that forces military prosecutors to abandon a well-established but fundamentally unfair practice.  As I wrote ...

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DNA Swabs, Genealogy, and Privacy in Military Justice

DNA’s Role in “Catching” the Golden State Killer It was by pure coincidence that I finished Michelle McNamara’s posthumously published book, “I’ll Be Gone In The Dark: One Woman’s ...

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Holistic Approach to Defending in Military Justice

As I think about how to make my practice better and ways to innovate military justice practice, I constantly return to trying to find ways of helping clients navigate their experience.  As part ...

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The Heart of a Gladiator – For Military Justice

This past week, the Army JAG Corps lost two of its own.  One out on a run before work.  The other by his own hand.  Though some may deign to judge that one loss is greater than the ...

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