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Homicide

What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.

Decided cases
56
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
18%
10 granted · 46 denied or revoked

Official mitigating conditions in play

The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.

ConditionIn granted casesIn denied cases
¶ 32(a)99
¶ 32(d)66
¶ 32(b)43
¶ 32(c)25

What judges credited in granted cases

Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).

  • passage of time · credited in 1 granted case
  • rehabilitation evidence · credited in 1 granted case

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 09-04459.h1 granted · 2011
    The Administrative Judge granted the Applicant's request for a security clearance despite past criminal conduct. The judge found that the Applicant had engaged in serious criminal behavior in his yout
  • ISCR 07-11963.h1 granted · 2007
    The judge found that the applicant had resolved his financial issues, including a significant debt related to an overpayment by the Army and a medical bill that was incorrectly coded. The applicant's
  • ISCR 18-00453 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case sought a security clearance but faced allegations under Guideline H (Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse) and Guideline J (Criminal Conduct). The Statement of Reasons indi
  • ISCR 18-02806 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 56-year-old senior designer employed by a defense contractor since 1990, who sought to maintain his security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of

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