UCMJ Investigations

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A Defense Resource for Attorneys Handling Military Criminal Cases

UCMJInvestigations.com

After nearly five decades working investigations, I have seen firsthand how much can depend on whether an investigation was conducted thoroughly, objectively, and correctly. I now specialize in military criminal defense investigations, assisting defense attorneys and service members facing investigations and proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

I created UCMJInvestigations.com to provide attorneys and other defense professionals with practical information about the investigative issues that can affect a military criminal case. The site includes approximately 80 Authority Publications addressing recurring problems and important considerations in military investigations.

The publications address subjects such as CID, NCIS, OSI and other military law-enforcement investigations; Article 32 preliminary hearings; witness interviews and re-interviews; changing statements and witness contamination; investigative and confirmation bias; evidence collection and preservation; digital and social-media evidence; timeline reconstruction; interview and interrogation issues; missing investigative steps; and inconsistencies between reports, statements and other evidence.

My role is not to tell attorneys how to practice law. My work is focused on the investigative side of the defense. That means independently examining the government's investigation, identifying weaknesses and unanswered questions, locating and interviewing witnesses, examining evidence and timelines, and developing information that defense counsel can use in representing the service member.

Military criminal cases can carry consequences far beyond the courtroom. A service member may face the loss of rank, career, security clearance, retirement benefits, reputation and, in some cases, freedom. A thorough defense investigation can therefore be critical.

One principle has remained constant throughout my investigative career: an investigative report tells you what the investigators concluded. It does not necessarily tell you everything that happened.

The approximately 80 Authority Publications at UCMJInvestigations.com/knowledge-base/ are available as a professional resource for attorneys handling military criminal matters, attorneys who unexpectedly find themselves representing a military client, and other defense professionals who want a better understanding of the investigative issues that arise in UCMJ cases.

If you are handling a military criminal case and need investigative assistance, or simply want to review the publications as a professional resource, I invite you to visit UCMJInvestigations.com.

Military Defense Investigation Knowledge Base Welcome to the UCMJ Investigations Knowledge Base The UCMJ Investigations Knowledge Base is a growing library

08/24/2026

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08/17/2026

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08/17/2026

A Project I’ve Been Working On — 80 videos and 68 Authority Papers and growing. 25 more to be released this week! Videos are being published every week through April 2027.

Over the past several months, I’ve been working on a project that has become considerably larger than I originally anticipated.

I’ve spent much of my professional life conducting investigations. One thing I’ve learned is that some of the most important investigative lessons aren’t necessarily complicated—they come from knowing what questions to ask, recognizing when something doesn’t fit, and being willing to follow the evidence wherever it leads.

I’ve been putting some of those lessons into a series of short educational papers and companion videos through UCMJ Investigations.

I’ve now completed 68 Authority Publications, each addressing a different part of the investigative process.

The subjects include interviewing and re-interviewing witnesses, evaluating credibility, investigative timelines, corroborating evidence, recognizing possible deception without guessing, preserving evidence before it disappears, investigative photography, chain of custody, negative and missing evidence, and determining what to do when documents and witnesses tell different stories.

Although these materials are particularly relevant to military defense investigations, many of the principles apply to investigative work generally.

The purpose isn’t to provide legal advice or tell anyone how a particular case should be handled. It’s to create a growing knowledge base of practical investigative principles that attorneys, investigators, service members, families, and others can use to better understand the investigative process.

One principle runs throughout the entire collection:
Don’t start with a conclusion and search for evidence to support it. Follow the evidence and determine where it leads.

All 68 publications and their related videos are available through the UCMJ Investigations Knowledge Base at https://ucmjinvestigations.com/knowledge-base/

And I’m not finished.

If you take a look and see an investigative subject you think should be addressed in a future paper and video, I’d genuinely like to hear about it. Some of the best ideas for future publications may come from questions other people think investigators should be asking.

08/15/2026

Yes, they do. Guess who makes them right?