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At William E. Cassara, PC, we devote our firm's resources to representing current and former military members in military related matters. Mr. Cassara has nearly thirty years of experience in military law. If you or your loved one is facing a court-martial, Mr. Cassara is well versed in the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, and has been defending service members around the world his entire career. If a service member has been convicted at court-martial, Mr. Cassara has extensive experience in court-martial appeals, and has represented service members before all service courts of criminal appeals, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Cassara's expertise has lead to the reversal of numerous court-martial convictions, as shown here in our representative cases.
In addition to representing service members at courts-martial and courts-martial appeals, Mr. Cassara also draws on his extensive experience to protect your rights in a variety of other military matters. These matters can include corrections of military records, discharge upgrades, security clearance revocations, MEB and PEB proceedings before Boards of Inquiry/Administrative Separation Boards and a variety of other military legal matters to include disenrollment from ROTC or service academies, adverse fitness report appeals, GOMOR and other reprimand appeals and other related matters.
Call Mr. Cassara at 800-511-9293 to discuss your case. You will not speak to a legal assistant, "chat box" or answering service. If he is not in, he will return your call, and you will speak directly with an experienced attorney.
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Top Military Court Sets Aside Conviction for Brady Violation
Brady v. Maryland was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1963. Brady establishes a requirement that the Government turn over any evidence it has that is favorable to the defense. That case also set up the test for appellate courts to use to decide whether or not a failure to disclose some evidence … Read more
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Affirms Lower Court’s Reversal of Guilty Finding
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces [CAAF] recently issued its opinion in United States v. Patterson. SSgt Patterson had been convicted at court-martial of a number of offenses. One of the guilty findings was for an offense against a child. The specification was drafted to allege that the conduct occurred between October 1, … Read more
Army Appellate Court Sets Conviction Aside for Second Time
PFC Jarlego was first convicted of two specifications of rape of a child and one specification of sexual abuse of a child in 2021. At trial, the alleged victim did not testify and the Government established her age through a birth verification record provided by the state in which she was born. On appeal in … Read more
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