Recent Accomplishments
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Airman’s court-martial conviction for rape of a minor reversed on appeal
May 18
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Category: Court-Martial Appeals, Recent Accomplishments | Date Posted: Friday, May 18th, 2012
Mr. Cassara represented an Airman on his court-martial appeal for rape of a minor. During the court-martial, one panel member had to be excused, and two more replaced him. While this is an authorized practice, Mr. Cassara argued during his court-martial appeal that this denied the airman the right to confront his accuser. The Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals agreed and reversed his court-martial conviction.Vazquez-37563 pub
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Soldier’s court-martial conviction for child pornography reversed.
May 18
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Category: Court-Martial Appeals, Recent Accomplishments | Date Posted: Friday, May 18th, 2012
Mr. Cassara represented an Army Staff Sergeant on his court-martial appeal. The soldier was convicted of possession of child pornography and other offenses. During his court-martial appeal, Mr. Cassara argued that his court-martial conviction for possession of child pornography was invalid, as most of the pictures the soldier possessed were clearly not child pornography. After the Army Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his court-martial conviction, Mr. Cassara filed a court-martial appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, who rev…
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Marine’s rape conviction overturned, sentence reduced.
May 18
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Category: Court-Martial Appeals, Recent Accomplishments | Date Posted: Friday, May 18th, 2012
Mr. Cassara represented a Marine Gunnery Sergeant on his court-martial appeal. The Marine was convicted of rape of a minor among other charges and sentenced to nearly 15 years confinement. During his court-martial appeal, Mr. Cassara argued that the military judge improperly instructed the panel on the law, and that the accused was denied a fair trial. The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals agreed and reversed his court-martial conviction on the rape charge. The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals reduced his sentence b…
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Fort Bragg NC-Soldier diagnosed with HIV acquitted of aggravated assault
May 17
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Category: Courts-Martial, Recent Accomplishments | Date Posted: Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Mr. Cassara represented a soldier who had been diagnosed with HIV, and was charged at a general court-martial with several counts of aggravated assault for not informing his sexual partners that he was HIV positive. The soldier was also charged with violating the lawful order of his commander to inform his sexual partners he was HIV positive and with use of spice. The soldier submitted an offer to plead guilty which the government rejected. He then retained Mr. Cassara, who utilized the services of http://www.omsj.org. In spite of the f…
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Colonel’s Security Clearance reinstated
Apr 25
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Category: Correction of Miltiary Records, Investigation and Article 15s, Recent Accomplishments | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Mr. Cassara represented an Army Colonel whose security clearance had been suspended and was pending revocation by the U.S. Army Central Clearance Facility (CCF.) The notice of intent to revoke his security clearance centered around his interaction with his soldiers while down range, and raised a number of serious allegations. He knew he needed an experienced Security Clearance lawyer and contacted Mr. Cassara. Mr. Cassara filed a detailed rebuttal to each of the allegations, including sworn statements from a number of witnesses. After a tho…
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Marine Staff Sergeant’s Other Than Honorable Discharge Upgraded to General (Under Honorable Conditions)
Apr 16
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Category: Discharge Upgrade, Recent Accomplishments | Date Posted: Monday, April 16th, 2012
Mr. Cassara represented a Marine Staff Sergeant who had requested discharge in lieu of court-martial and received an Other Than Honorable Discharge. The Marine was initially accused of rape. That charge was later reduced to fraternization, and the Marine requested a discharge in lieu of court-martial. That request was granted and he was given an Other Than Honorable Discharge.
Mr. Cassara petitioned the Navy Discharge Review Board for an upgrade. Mr. Cassara argued, and the Board agreed, that an OTH was too harsh for the remaining al…
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USAF MSG gets security clearance reinstated
Mar 28
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Category: Correction of Miltiary Records, Recent Accomplishments | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
An AF Master Sergeant had her clearance revoked for failing to pay debts, most of which were incurred due to illness. The AF originally notified her of the intention to revoke her clearance. She knew she needed an experienced security clearance lawyer and contacted Mr. Cassara for help. After filing a rebuttal to the proposed action the AF reversed its decision and reinstated her clearance.
If you need an experienced security clearance lawyer contact Mr. Cassara for a free consultation….
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Soldier facing discharge for violation of Lautenburg Amendment allowed to retire
Mar 23
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Category: Recent Accomplishments, Records Correction | Date Posted: Friday, March 23rd, 2012
Mr. Cassara represented an Army E-7 who had been convicted of spousal abuse in state court. He received a bar to reenlistment and was pending administrative separation from the Army. He had 18 years of service. He retained Mr. Cassara who petition the Army and proved that the charge for which the soldier was convicted was not a disqualifying offense under the Lautenburg Amendment. As such, the discharge was halted and the soldier will be allowed to continue to serve.
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Obtained reversal of all charges for Airman convicted of child sexual abuse
Mar 20
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Category: Court-Martial Appeals, Recent Accomplishments | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Mr. Cassara represented an Air Force member who was convicted of sexually abusing a neighbor’s daughter and sentenced to nine years in jail. On appeal of his court-martial conviction, the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals agreed with Mr. Cassara that the Airman’s rights were violated and that he was denied a fair trial. The Court reversed all charges and set aside the conviction, essentially wiping it out completely and fully vindicating the Airman. He will be released from confinement and returned to active duty.
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Obtained removal of GOMOR and Adverse NCOER for Army E-8
Mar 1
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Category: Correction of Miltiary Records, Recent Accomplishments | Date Posted: Thursday, March 1st, 2012
An Army Master Sergeant received a GOMOR and an adverse NCOER for alleged sexual harassment of an officer while downrange. An AR 15-6 Investigation concluded the NCO had sexually harassed the officer, which he vehemently denied. Despite a glaring lack of evidence, the command attempted to ruin this NCO’s career, based only on the word of the officer, whose credibility was severely undermined by others. It was a case of political correctness run wild. Mr. Cassara succeeded in getting both of these derogatory documents removed from the NC…