Army Archives - JAG Defense https://jagdefense.com/tag/army/ A Military and Security Clearance Law Practice Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:35:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://jagdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51oNEPOlbL._AC_UX385_-150x150.jpg Army Archives - JAG Defense https://jagdefense.com/tag/army/ 32 32 Army Officer Cleared of Meth Charge https://jagdefense.com/army-officer-cleared-of-meth-charge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=army-officer-cleared-of-meth-charge Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:08:38 +0000 https://jagdefense.com/?p=4067 Army O-3 tested positive on a urinalysis test for methamphetamine.  Upon our advice, she refused nonjudicial punishment and demanded trial by court-martial.  At her subsequent General Court-Martial, JAG Defense attacked the credibility of the urinalysis program, showing numerous errors that occurred on the day of our client’s collection. The member panel deliberated for less than […]

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]]> JAG Defense Proves Urinalysis Sample Came From Another Soldier https://jagdefense.com/jag-defense-proves-sample-came-from-another-soldier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jag-defense-proves-sample-came-from-another-soldier Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:50:37 +0000 https://jagdefense.com/?p=3696 Army E-8 tested positive on a urinalysis test for amphetamines and benzodiazepines.  He was offered nonjudicial punishment, which he refused pursuant to JAG Defense advice.  His command elected not to pursue a court-martial.  Instead, he was processed for administrative separation and send to a discharge board.  During our investigation into the urinalysis collection, JAG Defense […]

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]]> Army Officer Cleared of Pornography Charges https://jagdefense.com/army-officer-cleared-of-pornography-charges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=army-officer-cleared-of-pornography-charges Sat, 01 Jul 2017 14:13:37 +0000 https://jagdefense.com/?p=3663 Our client was a 20-year officer in the U.S. Army Reserve.  While working in his civilian capacity as a government contractor, he was charged with the possession of pornography on a government computer system.  He was summarily fired from his contractor job and his Army Reserve command initiated administrative discharge proceedings against him.  He hired […]

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]]> Innocent Ingestion Defense for Positive Urinalysis https://jagdefense.com/innocent-ingestion-defense-for-positive-urinalysis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=innocent-ingestion-defense-for-positive-urinalysis Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:41:38 +0000 https://jagdefense.com/?p=3475 Army E-7 tested positive on random urinalysis for cocaine.  After hiring JAG Defense and following our advice, he refused his Article 15 and demanded trial by court-martial.  During our investigation into the circumstances surrounding his positive urinalysis test, we learned that he had ingested ron caña, a Puerto Rican homemade liquor made from sugarcane, that had […]

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]]> Sexual Assault Charges Dropped Against Army E-6 https://jagdefense.com/sexual-assault-charges-dropped-against-army-e-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sexual-assault-charges-dropped-against-army-e-6 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:52:19 +0000 https://jagdefense.com/?p=3161 Our client was a Platoon Sergeant accused of sexually assaulting numerous junior female Soldiers within his Platoon, as well as kidnapping.  The fact that there were multiple female Soldiers independently making very similar allegations against our client created a very difficult and dangerous situation for our client.  Our client was facing a sex offender registration, […]

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]]> Army E-6 Found Not Guilty of Drug Charge at Special Court-Martial https://jagdefense.com/army-e-6-found-not-guilty-of-drug-charge-at-special-court-martial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=army-e-6-found-not-guilty-of-drug-charge-at-special-court-martial Wed, 21 May 2014 17:43:25 +0000 https://jagdefense.com/?p=3159 Army E-6 tested positive on a random urinalysis test for cocaine.  Both before and after the test, he made numerous inconsistent statements explaining how and why his sample would test positive.  At his Special Court-Martial, JAG Defense successfully convinced the military judge to suppress all of his incriminating statements, which eviscerated the government’s case against our […]

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]]> Army Officer Retained at Board of Inquiry https://jagdefense.com/army-officer-retained-at-board-of-inquiry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=army-officer-retained-at-board-of-inquiry Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:07:13 +0000 https://jagdefense.com/?p=2952 A Second Lieutenant in the Army National Guard tested positive for cocaine on a random urinalysis test.  At his subsequent Board of Inquiry, JAG Defense presented compelling evidence of his military character, numerous errors by the collection facility, and the possibility of an unknowing ingestion.  The officer panel voted 4-0 that there was insufficient evidence […]

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]]> Army E-7 Avoids Confinement, Reduction and Discharge https://jagdefense.com/army-e-7-avoids-confinement-reduction-and-discharge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=army-e-7-avoids-confinement-reduction-and-discharge https://jagdefense.com/army-e-7-avoids-confinement-reduction-and-discharge/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:07:23 +0000 https://jagdefense.com/?p=1618 Army E-7 was deployed to a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan when he was discovered to be in possession of numerous Schedule III and IV drugs, to include prescription medications and steroids. A lengthy CID investigation ensued, and our Client was ultimately charged with the unlawful possession, use and distribution of numerous controlled substances, numerous […]

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]]> https://jagdefense.com/army-12/feed/ 0 Panel of Army Officers Found Army E-4 Not Guilty https://jagdefense.com/army-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=army-11 https://jagdefense.com/army-11/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:33:23 +0000 http://jagdefense.tmfwebsite.com/?p=374 Army E-4 allegedly tested positive on a military urinalysis test. His command offered him non-judicial punishment. Following our advice, and against the advice of his military defense counsel, he refused to accept non-judicial punishment and demanded a court-martial. At that court-martial, we focused our defense on the flawed collection procedures used by our client’s command. […]

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