California Military Law Attorneys
The Law Offices of Joseph Hawkins Low IV has a long history of aggressively and successfully handling all military crimes in California. The firm is dedicated to vigorously protecting the rights of their clients and achieving the best possible results. The firm's founder, Joseph Hawkins Low IV, is a former Marine and established military criminal trial attorney with experience in defending clients nationwide and has the reputation as a tough courtroom attorney and successful legal strategist.
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If you are facing military criminal charges, you need the assistance of an experienced and competent Courts-Martial lawyer. Call today for your free consultation. Mr. Low will give you straight answers about your particular situation.
Military Law:
Military law consists of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and other statutory provisions for the government of persons in the Armed Forces to which may be added the unwritten common law of the usage and custom of military service as well as regulations and authorized by the President as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces (See 10 U.S.C.S. § 121). It is a part of our body of law as a whole, and is fully recognized by civil courts; it is in force in time of peace as well as in time of war. All persons serving in the Armed Forces of the United States are subject to military law at all times.
There are many crimes that fall under the jurisdiction of Military Law including:
- Defense of General, Special and Summary Courts-Martial
- Appeals of Convictions by Courts-Martial
- Representation and Advisement in Article 21, UCMJ, Investigations
- Representation and Advisement in Criminal Suspect Investigations
- Representation and Advisement in Adverse Administrative Actions
- Representation and Advisement in Non-Judicial Punishment Under Article 15
- Representation and Advisement in Flying and Medical Evaluation Boards
- Representation and Advisement in Administrative Discharge Boards
- Petitions to Board of Corrections of Military Records
When you are faced with adverse action being taken against you by the military or federal government, you need to have competent legal representation by an experienced military trial lawyer who will aggressively defend your rights. If you have been charged with a crime and are facing Courts-Martial, or an Administrative Separation Action, you need a military lawyer who is familiar with the UCMJ and is not afraid to fight for your rights. Your future depends upon the tenacity and abilities of your defense lawyer.
Courts-Martial Survival Tips:
Talk only to your lawyer.
You have an absolute right to remain silent. Use it always. Talking to investigators or your superiors will generally NOT help your case. It may, however, help convict you.
Article 31 of the UCMJ (10 U.S.C. § 831) provides that: No person subject to this chapter may interrogate, or request any statement from, an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him that he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he is accused or suspected, and that any statement made by him may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial. Watch out for government investigators trying to "help" you. Remember they are paid to convict you, not to help you, and they may lie to you in order to get you to give them information.
Military Charges are very serious charges and demand that anyone facing such charges employ an experienced military criminal defense attorney for his or her defense in order to protect your rights and keep you out of jail.
For more information regarding military cases, please see our Military Criminal Defense Website.
