Common Military Law Myths

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Myth: You should look for an attorney who is close to your military installation or your home town.

Myth: Any lawyer who claims to be a military attorney must have military experience.

Myth: If you get an attorney, things will go harder for you.

Myth: If you don’t talk, they’ll think you are guilty.

Myth: If you failed a drug test, you can’t fight it, so you might as well plead guilty and try to get a deal.

Myth: If you made a statement to investigators or your chain of command, you’ll lose your case.

Myth: If you talk, things will go easier for you.

Myth: If you don’t talk now, they’ll get what they want with a with a subpoena.

Myth: If you have invoked your right to remain silent and refused to make a statement, you cannot be questioned about your case by anyone.

Myth: If you’re AWOL from the Army you can turn yourself in at Ft Knox or Ft Sill instead of going back to your installation. If you’re AWOL from the Marines, you can turn yourself in at Quantico or Camp Pendleton instead of going back to your installation.

Myth: If you get an OTH discharge, it gets upgraded in six months.

Myth: You can’t be convicted if it’s just “he said, she said.”

Myth: A sexual assault case will be dropped if the alleged victim doesn’t want to participate.

Myth: The case was dropped downtown … family advocacy said it was unfounded … I don’t have to worry.

Myth: A file or image cannot be recovered once it has been deleted from a phone, tablet, or computer.

Myth: Deleting a file is a defense to a child pornography charge.

Myth: Judges are fairer than juries | Juries are fairer than judges.

Myth: Your chain of command says it doubts the accuracy of your positive urinalysis.

Myth: Investigators are just trying to get both sides of the story for the commander.

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