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The backbone of the military legal system is the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), which applies to all branches. Most of the issues covered in this document include the bringing of cases to military courts, the different types of court martial, treatment and apprehension of prisoners, and the trial process.

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In addition, rules govern military jurisdiction, legal investigations, discharges, the release and revision of military records, post-trial review procedures, and appeals.

The UCMJ applies to all active-duty, reserves, and Guard service personnel, along with retired military veterans. Violation of any of the articles of the UCMJ can bring punishments ranging from lossed privileges to confinement and discharge.

If you need skilled representation, then call or email one of our military lawyers at SRIS Law Group, P.C. Free initial consultation with no obligation.

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The firm aggressively defends clients worldwide facing misdemeanor, felony, and other military offenses. With extensive military and criminal law experience, the military lawyers of SRIS Law Group, P.C. are able to effectively advocate for clients in cases involving the following:

• Administrative Seperation Boards
• Boards of Inquiry
• Court Martial Fraud & Larceny
• Court Martial Military Offenses
• Court Martial Other Offenses
• Court Martial Sex Offense
• Delay & Exemption Cases
• Physical Evaluation Boards

When your rights, well-being, and military career are at stake, you need a seasoned military lawyer to give you the best expert advice possible along with legal representation with complete confidence and skill—in both the military and federal courts.

The SRIS Law Group Military Lawyers have offices in Virginia, New York, North Carolina, California, Maryland & Massachusetts.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE UCMJ LAWS :

• 18 USCS § 1385  Use of Army and Air Force as posse comitatus

Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

• 18 USCS § 1384 – Prostitution near military and naval establishments

Within such reasonable distance of any military or naval camp, station, fort, post, yard, base, cantonment, training or mobilization place as the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, or any two or all of them shall determine to be needful to the efficiency, health, and welfare of the Army, the Navy, or the Air Force, and shall designate and publish in general orders or bulletins, whoever engages in prostitution or aids or abets prostitution or procures or solicits for purposes of prostitution, or keeps or sets up a house of ill fame, brothel, or bawdy house, or receives any person for purposes of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution in any vehicle, conveyance, place, structure, or building, or permits any person to remain for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution in any vehicle, conveyance, place, structure, or building or leases or rents or contracts to lease or rent any vehicle, conveyance, place, structure or building, or part thereof, knowing or with good reason to know that it is intended to be used for any of the purposes herein prohibited shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
The Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and the Federal Security Administrator [Secretary of Health and Human Services] shall take such steps as they deem necessary to suppress and prevent such violations thereof, and shall accept the cooperation of the authorities of States and their counties, districts, and other political subdivisions in carrying out the purpose of this section.
This section shall not be construed as conferring on the personnel of the Departments of the Army, Navy, or Air Force or the Federal Security Agency [Department of Health and Human Services] any authority to make criminal investigations, searches, seizures, or arrests of civilians charged with violations of this section.