I’m Still Standing – For Military Justice

I realized in December 2018 that I have largely been living in a state of trespass. What do I mean by this? Well, I have been occupying space in my head, in my heart, and in my soul that was ...

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Professionalism – Or a Lack Thereof, in “Military Justice”

When counsel use phrases like “I believe defense counsel is offering X evidence for an improper purpose” that is saying that you believe the defense counsel is unethical. Period. Lodging ethical ...

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Be Human (Guarding Against False Confessions) – For Military Justice

The culture alive and well among military law enforcement agents that use trickery, deceit, psychologically coercive techniques to achieve a “confession” or at least “admissions” cares little ...

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An Open Letter to the Military Client On the Fence About Investing in their Legal Defense

These situations are always so difficult. Every one of your questions and hesitations is valid because it weighs on you. This is true when there are several less expensive alternatives, including ...

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A Mistake I Won’t Repeat – in Military Justice

I broke one of the most sacred rules of military criminal defense: Don’t evaluate a case (or especially the man) based solely on the government’s investigation and case file. As I reviewed an ...

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What My Client Taught Me for Military Justice

I have started this blog-post many times.  Let’s see if I can get it done.  Honestly, it feels really strange to let go of a case that I have been fighting for three years.  Feels even stranger ...

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“Remote Live Testimony in Military Child Sexual Abuse Cases – Do Not Roll Over to Rover”

Across jurisdictions there have been an increase in the number of motions filed by government counsel to deny military accused’s the right to confront their child accusers. These motions ask ...

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A Changed Man in Military Justice

Yesterday, I helped a young man navigate a guilty plea to sexually assaulting two women. Our firm was successful in reversing his convictions, and the family hired me to represent him on the ...

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Gauntlet Thrown – New SVC / VLC Writ Likely in Military Justice

In pretrial motions of a general court-martial that is being litigated at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, the complainant’s special victim counsel just threw her second notice that she is ...

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

By Peter Kageleiry, Jr. 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.  ...

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