Worried That Your Article 120, UCMJ (Sexual Assault) Accuser is Going to Lie or Not Remember? Part 2

Since 2018, there have been many courts-martial involving allegations of Article 120, UCMJ (rape, sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, etc.) onboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and near the Jacksonville, North Carolina area.  However, just because a Marine contested their case and decided to go to court-martial doesn’t mean that the Marine won their Article 120, UCMJ case.  Allegations involving the #Metoo movement are under heightened scrutiny when it comes to the media and the public.  Unfortunately for Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen facing allegations of rape, sexual assault, abusive sexual contact or any other allegation concerning Article 120, UCMJ inherently will have an uphill battle. That is why it is critical that you hire a military defense attorney who can effectively impeach your Article 120, UCMJ (rape, sexual assault, abusive sexual contact) accuser.  There are typically 8 different ways a military defense attorney trying an Article 120, UCMJ (rape, sex assault, abusive sexual contact) case can impeach an adversary witness at court-martial.  They are listed below

1. Specific Acts of a Witness

2. Character Evidence

3. Contradiction of Testimony

4. Prior Inconsistent Statements

5. Prior Conviction and Finding of Guilty

6. Proof of Bias

7. Prior silence or omission

8. Attacks on Element of Witness’s Competency