USMC E-4 allegedly tested positive on a urinalysis test for cocaine prior to a deployment. At his court-martial, and after a year-long investigation, we attacked the command’s flawed urinalysis program and forced the government’s own expert to admit during cross-examination that unknowing ingestion or innocent ingestion was a reasonable possibility based on our client’s nanogram […]

Navy E-6 with 18½ years tested positive on a urinalysis test for marijuana at a level of 42 ng/mL. Upon our advice, he refused Captain’s Mast and demanded a court-martial. When his command refused to permit him to present his case at a court-martial, we represented the First Class Petty Officer at his administrative separation […]

USMC E-3 tested positive for cocaine on a unit sweep urinalysis. While investigating the case, the military lawyers at JAG Defense uncovered a potential source of innocent ingestion resulting in the positive urinalysis test. Our client had ingested cocoa tea, believing it to be regular iced tea. At our client’s subsequent court-martial, we presented forensic […]

Navy E-5 tested positive on a random urinalysis test for cocaine, and (under the Navy’s Zero Tolerance policy) was processed for administrative separation with a possible OTH characterization of service. The military lawyers at JAG Defense conducted a full investigation into the urinalysis program at the command, uncovering a number of problems with the collection […]