Military Cruelty and Maltreatment Allegations (UCMJ Article 93) – Military Defense Lawyer

Military Cruelty and Maltreatment Allegations Can be Very Serious and Can Threaten Your Military Career and Future.

When military members are accused of cruelty and maltreatment, they can face a variety of military adverse actions and disciplinary actions, to include court-martial trial. If you are a military member facing this allegation, you need a strong military defense lawyer as your advocate. Attorney Richard V. Stevens is a civilian court-martial defense lawyer and military defense lawyer. He began handling military cases in 1995 and he has been handling military cases for over 30 years. This has included multiple military maltreatment cases over his three decades of military legal practice. Attorney Stevens, and the military defense law firm he founded, are here to provide you with the zealous defense you are seeking to protect you from the potential consequences of this military criminal claim.

Military Cruelty and Maltreatment Cases (UCMJ Article 93)

Military cruelty and maltreatment allegations are charged under Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Article 93. This military offense covers the following:

A military member who is cruel toward, or oppresses or maltreats, any person subject to his orders.

Victims of this offense are not just those under the direct or immediate command of the accused military member, but this also extends to all persons, subject to the UCMJ or not, who by reason of some duty are required to obey the lawful orders of the accused military member, regardless whether the accused military member is in the direct chain of command over the person. Moreover, the cruelty, oppression, or maltreatment, although not necessarily physical, must be measured by an objective standard. Assault, improper punishment, and sexual harassment may constitute this offense of maltreatment if the conduct meets the elements of this offense. Sexual harassment under this paragraph includes influencing, offering to influence, or threatening the career, pay, or job of another person in exchange for sexual favors, and deliberate or repeated offensive comments or gestures of a sexual nature. The imposition of necessary or proper duties and the exaction of their performance does not constitute this offense even though the duties are arduous or hazardous or both.

Attorney Stevens has handled multiple maltreatment cases over the years, to include claims of cruelty and maltreatment by military training instructors and drill instructors, as well as troops deployed in combat areas. Depending on the factual scenario alleged, these cases can be quite serious.

Handling these serious military cases requires the expertise of a skilled military defense lawyer. A military member accused of these offenses could face extreme jeopardy – possible federal criminal conviction, lengthy jail terms, dishonorable discharge or dismissal, and a variety of other legal, professional, personal, and family consequences.

An experienced and aggressive defense attorney is absolutely vital in these military cases.

Civilian court-martial defense attorney Richard V. Stevens is a civilian criminal defense attorney and former active duty military JAG lawyer who exclusively practices military law and defends military members stationed around the world who are facing military trials, discipline and investigations. If you’re facing these military allegations, don’t hesitate to seek the legal help you’re going to need. For a free initial case consultation, please contact us.

No attorney can guarantee the outcome you seek in your military case. What we can promise is that we will apply our decades of experience to the defense of your military case. This includes our extensive experience in military law, military regulations, military investigations, military disciplinary actions, military adverse actions, and/or military court-martial trials and cases.

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