Court-Martial Trial Practice


"This site is for the trial practitioner of military justice, and for the information of U.S. active duty and reserve service members, their spouses and their families. Our goal is to focus on trial practice issues."

Author: Phil Cave practices at the Law Offices of Philip D. Cave in Alexandria, Va.

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Recent Posts from Court-Martial Trial Practice


  • NEW HOST.

    I HAVE MOVED THE BLOG TO A DIFFERENT HOST. THE BLOG CAN NOW BE FOUND AT www.court-martial-ucmj.com PLEASE UPDATE YOUR LINKS. All of the posts have been transferred to the new host. I will be…

  • UP: CP conviction in AZ.

    A former Army soldier who claims he put child pornography on his cell phone to help law enforcement catch those who produced the images was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison. www.azstarnet.com

  • Unfit to Serve?

    According to an alarming new report, 75 percent of young people ages 17 to 24 are unable to enlist in the military because they fail to graduate high school, have a criminal record, or are…

  • Nothing or anything of consequence?

    If you are following the military officer involvement in the “birther” challenges to President Obama, you will be aware of the status of the litigation. But what about this: Army recommends 'birther' for promotion Army…

  • Send Orly to Paris – wait, Orly is in Paris.

    Thanks to Christopher Matthews at CAAFLog, here is the latest dismissal of the “birther” cases featuring Orly Taitz as counsel. I note that she appears to have plead the wrong oath. She submitted the oath…

  • UP: Urinalysis cases.

    CAAFLog is reporting that CAAF has granted the following issue in United States v. Blazier. Whether, in light of Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), Appellant was denied meaningful cross-examination of government witnesses in…

  • NMCCA new cases – CP related.

    A couple of new opinions from NMCCA address issues related to CP prosecutions. United States v. Jones, III, has this issue: WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED BY DENYING APPELLANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE EVIDENCE…

  • Prosecution witness psych records?

    Here’s a case discussing access to mental health records of a primary prosecution witness. This was a due process and confrontation case. Here, as is not an infrequent issue, the prosecution succeeded in having damaging…

  • AF Pubs up.

    A new Air Force Law Review is online, as well as a new The Reporter. MILITARY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND THE STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT, by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Dukes, Jr., USAFR & Lieutenant Colonel Albert C.…

  • The other new NMCCA cases.

    Jansen. A sentence comparison case among co-accused’s. The case is of note to trial practitioners and SJA’s for it’s “discussion” of what is or isn’t a “closely related” case, and whether sentence disparity should be…