Convicted at Court-Martial?
You Don't Get a Second Chance at Your Appeal
If you've been convicted at court-martial, your best chance at getting a conviction set aside or a sentence reduced is with an accomplished appellate attorney. Issues not raised on your first appeal may be waived forever. There's no second attempt.
Elizabeth Harvey has over 20 years of experience in military justice and court-martial appeals. As a former defense attorney, prosecutor, appellate attorney, and military judge, she has seen hundreds of trials and transcripts and knows exactly where errors hide.
What to Expect
The Court-Martial Appeal Process
A court-martial conviction is appealed to the service's Court of Criminal Appeals, and in some cases can be further appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Because you generally get one chance to raise each issue, the initial appellate brief is where cases are won or lost — a thorough review of the trial record to catch errors made by military judges or trial defense counsel is critical.
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