Elizabethtown, KY Court Martial

If you are the subject of an investigation by military authorities, or faced with adverse action against you by the military, you need competent legal representation from Moulton & Long, PLLC of Elizabethtown, KY to provide you with sound legal advice and aggressively defend your rights.

In conjunction with any military counsel you may be appointed, Moulton & Long, PLLC will provide you with the experienced legal representation you need. Your best line of defense of a court martial, board of inquiry, or an administrative separation action is your lawyer.

You need an attorney who is not afraid to stand up to senior officers or the judge and is willing to fight for you.

Our Military Law Services Include:

• Summary Court Martial
  • Trial by summary court-martial provides a simplified procedure for resolution of charges involving minor incidents of misconduct. A summary court-martial consists of one officer who, depending upon service policies and practice is a judge advocate. The maximum punishment imposed is considerably less than in a special or general court-martial. The accused must consent to be tried by a summary court-martial.
• Special Court Martial - Intermediate Court Level
  • A special court-martial consists of a military judge, trial counsel, defense counsel, and a minimum of three officers sitting as a panel of court members or jury. An enlisted accused may request a court composed of at least one-third enlisted personnel. An accused, officer or enlisted, may also request trial by judge alone. Maximum sentence in a special court-martial is limited to six months confinement, forfeiture of 2/3’s basic pay per month for six months, a bad-conduct discharge (for enlisted personnel), and certain lesser punishments. An officer accused in a special court-martial cannot be dismissed from the service or confined.
• General Court Martial
  • A general court-martial is the most serious level of military courts. It consists of a military judge, trial counsel, defense counsel, and at least five court members. An enlisted accused may request a court composed of at least one-third enlisted personnel. Unless the case is one involving a possible death sentence, an accused may also request trial by judge alone. In a general court-martial, the maximum punishment is that established for each offense under the Manual for Courts-Martial, and may include death (for certain offenses), confinement, a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge for enlisted personnel, a dismissal for officers, or a number of other lesser punishments. A pretrial investigation under Article 32, UCMJ, must be conducted before a case may be referred to a general court-martial, unless waived by the accused.

Serving clients in the following areas:

Hardin, KY | Ft. Knox, KY | Nelson, KY | Larue, KY | Meade, KY | Grayson, KY | Bullitt, KY

Contact Moulton & Long, PLLC today at 270-766-1800 for all of your Elizabethtown, KY
legal services needs.