Military Criminal Defense Case | Suspension of Sentencing Obtained for Client Charged With Theft

The client admitted all of the facts charged in the case, expressed deep remorse, and acknowledged that there was no room for any excuse.

The client acknowledges his wrongdoing and is sincerely remorseful. At the time, the client was quite intoxicated and found it somewhat difficult to make a clear-headed judgment, so he committed the offense impulsively.

According to the client, while intoxicated he went to the restroom and returned to his seat to find an unknown person's bag fallen on the floor with its contents on the ground, and he had only the thought that he should put the contents back in.

The client did not properly remember the situation at the time, and because he held a distorted, self-serving memory, he did not realize that he had committed this offense.

Later, during the prosecution's investigation, the client reviewed the CCTV footage and, after seeing himself put the victim's belongings back in, then hold the wallet for a moment in a daze and finally place it in his own pocket, he came to doubt his own conduct.

However, out of cowardice the client could not confess and concluded the investigation, and having missed the chance to receive leniency, while seeking advice on how to address his wrongdoing he learned that the prosecution in this case had been brought.

The client did not acknowledge his wrongdoing and settle as a result of the indictment in this case; rather, he has been sincerely remorseful and repentant from the point at which he recognized his own offense after undergoing the prosecution's investigation.

The military criminal defense attorney requested that the court take into account that, although the prosecution arose from belated regret and reflection, the client's remorse was sincere.

After being investigated by the military prosecution, the client had already contacted the victim to seek forgiveness and leniency.

The victim also felt the client's apology and remorse and prepared a settlement agreement and a statement of no desire for punishment.

The client sought out the military criminal defense attorney not to deny this offense but to find out what methods were available to receive leniency, whether he could turn himself in, and what he should do.

The client is a first-time offender. He has lived more diligently than anyone, and he enlisted in the military and is serving faithfully.

The client's parents have been blaming themselves, saying it was their fault for not having cared for the client properly, and his parents as well as his friends even prepared letters of appeal.

Because the client was a faithful soldier who had received commendations on numerous occasions in the military, his commanding officers, superiors, and fellow soldiers also prepared letters of appeal.