There is no set time and can vary wildly from demands to speedy trial to defendants delaying trial as much as possible. But most cases are tried...

If you don't have a DD 214 in hand and a final accounting of pay, then you are still subject to the UCMJ even if your ETS has run. There are many...

You boyfriend has state and federal charges, what the law often calls "separate sovereigns." Therefore, each sovereign may put a person in jail...

The ankle bracelet is an alternative to detention that allows a non-citizen to be released pending the decision of their I-589. If you cut it off,...

There is no requirement that the police arrest a person as soon as they are aware of a crime. In online sex offenses regarding minors the police...

The Feres Doctrine will almost certainly prevent any lawsuit against the Marine Corps. The Feres Doctrine holds that service members cannot sue...

Assuming you mean it is alleged you punched someone, assault and battery in Virginia is a class one misdemeanor. This means you face up to 12...

There is a difference between not guilty and it being dropped/nolle pros'd. Also depends on who is doing the background check and for what purpose....

I disagree that no lawyer can tell you b/c for military enlistment it is spelled out in black and white. There is a significant standard...

The "exclusionary rule" regarding unlawful searches in criminal law may keep out evidence like drugs or gun that are the result of an unlawful...