Military Criminal Law Specialist Attorney Case | Military Criminal Law Specialist Attorney, Defense Securing a Suspension of Sentencing for a Violation of the Military Criminal Act

The account of the client who sought assistance from an attorney specializing in military criminal matters is as follows.

The client, a service member, conspired with the other defendants to alter the time on a special leave pass in order to leave the unit earlier than the authorized departure time.

In doing so, they altered the special leave pass, an official document, and handed the pass to the other defendants and used it together.

By this method, the client and the other defendants temporarily left the unit without authorization and did not return to the military unit by the designated time.

This individual was implicated in multiple charges, including violation of the Military Criminal Act, alteration of an official document, and use of an altered official document, and faced the risk of severe punishment.

Hoping to defend against punishment for these charges with the support of a specialized attorney, they asked an attorney specializing in military criminal matters for assistance.

In order to leave the base, the client passed through the main gate and presented the altered leave pass to a service member.

The person in charge did not follow the procedure of comparing the leave pass presented by the client against the approved leave pass.

The attorney emphasized that, had the procedure for verifying the leave pass been carried out properly, the client's use of an altered official document might have remained an attempt, and the client might not have become involved in the offense of unauthorized absence.

There was a case in which two enlisted soldiers jointly forged a shared leave pass, presented it to a sentry, and were absent without authorization for eleven hours and forty minutes.

In that case, although the court acknowledged all of the charges of forgery of an official document, use of a forged official document, intrusion into a guard post, and unauthorized absence, it rendered a judgment of suspension of sentencing.

On the basis of this precedent, the attorney specializing in military criminal matters earnestly requested that a suspension of sentencing also be granted in this case.

The client's acts of altering an official document, using an altered official document, and committing an unauthorized absence were all a one-time offense.

The duration of the client's unauthorized absence was only four hours in total, which is relatively short, and the purpose of the absence may be regarded as entirely personal.

Accordingly, because the degree and the consequences of the offense in this case were not serious, the attorney earnestly requested that a suspension of sentencing be granted.

Military criminal cases are treated more strictly than ordinary criminal cases, so it is advantageous to respond in the early stages of the case.

Daeryun's National Defense and Military Group handles not only administrative procedures related to personnel matters, such as the discipline of service members, and cruel treatment, but also various types of military-related disputes.

It responds to each matter by establishing a strategy suited to the client's situation based on the precedents of the military courts.

If, as in the case above, you need to defend against punishment for a violation of the Military Criminal Act, you may wish to consider the legal services provided by Daeryun.