Alexandria, VA
Government Lawyer at Alexandria, VA
Practice Areas: Government
OUTCOME: I recommended not proceeding to trial due to insufficient evidence, but the case was charged anyway. Just prior to trial, the alleged victim recanted.
I served as the Article 32 Investigating Officer (probable cause officer/magistrate), presided over an evidentiary hearing, and wrote a recommendation as to whether there was sufficient evidence to cha ... rge a member at court-martial with sexual assault.
OUTCOME:
I served as the legal advisor (administrative hearing officer) ensuring the discharge proceedings against a noncomissioned officer were conducted in an orderly and fair manner.
OUTCOME: Acquitted
Represented the United States in the prosecution of a military police officer accused of driving recklessly and wrecking his patrol vehicle.
OUTCOME: The Sergeant was involuntarily discharged from the Air Force.
Represented the U.S. Air Force in an administrative discharge hearing to discharge a Sergeant who had been convicted by a court-martial of using marijuana and lying to investigators. The case was trie ... d before a panel of military officers.
OUTCOME: Client was found not guilty of all but the one charge for negligently destroying his patrol vehicle. After the trial, we convinced the command to set aside the trial altogether and impose nonjudicial punishment instead.
Military police officer client was charged with negligently wrecking and destroying his patrol car, dereliction of duty in failing to inspect the vehicle before driving it, and dereliction of duty by d ... riving the vehicle despite badly worn tires. We pled not guilty to all charges and tried the case in front of a jury.
OUTCOME: Charges withdrawn and dismissed
Client was offered punishment under Article 15 UCMJ rather than being charged. Client refused that offer and was subsequently charged in court with driving drunk. Pointed out the weakness in the evid ... ence: breath testing machine was not certified, the results were marginal anyway, and the field sobriety test was also questionable. As a result, the charges were withdrawn and dismissed.
OUTCOME: No discharge from service, only 75 days of jail, forfeited $2k worth of pay
Client charged with one-time use of cocaine at a special court-martial. There was an eyewitness to the use, and a positive urinalysis result. Prosecutors asked court to discharge client with a bad co ... nduct discharge and sentence him to three months of jail.
OUTCOME: Partial Acquittal; Dishonorable Discharge, 18 years jail
Client charged with nine allegations of child sexual abuse against daughter. Had three charges dismissed before trial, found not guilty of three other allegations. Client was convicted only of the re ... maining, less serious, three offenses.
OUTCOME: Full Acquittal
Client charged with using the drug "Spice" on more than one occasion. Client was offered punishment under Article 15 of the UCMJ rather than being charged. Client turned that offer for a "deal" down. ... At a fully-litigated trial before a jury, client was completely acquitted.
OUTCOME: Partial Acquittal; Dishonorable Discharge, 5.5 years jail
Client charged with three allegations of child sexual abuse. Client was found not guilty of most serious allegation and a successful motion to suppress prevented the court from considering improper ev ... idence of other uncharged and unrelated alleged offenses.
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