Military Kidnapping Allegations (UCMJ Article 125) – Military Defense Lawyer

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

When military members are accused of kidnapping, 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 kidnapping cases over his three decades of military law 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 Kidnapping Cases (UCMJ Article 125)

Military kidnapping allegations are charged under Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Article 125. This military offense covers the following:

A military member who wrongfully — (1) seizes, confines, inveigles (lures by deceipt), decoys (entice by fraud or trick), or carries away another person; and (2) holds the other person against that person’s will.

The involuntary nature of the alleged detention may result from force, mental or physical coercion, or from other means, including false representations.

Some of the scenarios Attorney Stevens has faced in the military kidnapping cases he has defended against have included military members accused of not allowing someone to leave their home or room, a military member accused of not allowing a person to get out of the car, and a military member forcing a stranger into a car and taking that stranger to a location against his will. Depending on the factual scenario alleged in these military kidnapping cases, these cases can be complicated and can be very 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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