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Imaging sitting in your vehicle on base in Southern California minding your own business. How would you feel if the military police approached your car, opened the door, arrested you, and then [...]

What is the doctrine of Unreasonable Multiplication of Charges (UMC)? The doctrine against unreasonable multiplication of charges focuses on preventing the prosecution in military courts-martial [...]

If your Commanding Officer imposes punishment against you at non-judicial punishment (“NJP”) and you believe the punishment is “unjust” or “disproportionate” to the offense, then you have the [...]

Non-judicial Punishment (NJP) refers to certain limited punishments which can be awarded for minor disciplinary offenses by a commanding officer or officer in charge to members of his or her [...]

“NJP”, “Article 15”, or “Captain’s Mast” – Know Your Rights The UCMJ Article 15: Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP) is a disciplinary process that allows commanders to address minor [...]

You have been arrested for a crime, charged, and now your attorney is encouraging you to plead guilty to a lesser offense. However, if you are a military service member, a police officer or just [...]

Whether you are a service member who is a landlord because you are renting out your residence, or a service member who is a tenant, certain legal rights and responsibilities apply to both the [...]

Although Department of Defense regulations prohibit transgender individuals from joining the military, there are an estimated 15,500 transgender service members currently serving in the U.S. military.

Weapons Hold: A legal practitioner’s guide to the Lautenberg Amendment History of the Lautenberg Amendment The Gun Control Act of 1968 was the foundation for gun control in the United States and [...]

Gary Barthel is one of the few military criminal defense attorneys who have both the qualifications and experience to defend capital murder cases in the military.