Posted on Feb 11, 2011 By Military Defense Attorney
In U.S. v. Guest, 46 M.J. 778, 781 (Army Ct. Crim. App. 1997) the court held that a mistake of fact defense requiring the mistake to be both honest and reasonable may be available under the ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2011 By Military Criminal Defense Lawyer
Intent is an important factor in distinguishing “desertion” from “absent without leave” (AWOL). Article 85 UCMJ deals with desertion while Article 86 UCMJ deals with absent without leave. The intent ...
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