Inside a Court-Martial Trial: From Opening Statements to Verdict
A service member who has been referred to a general or special court-martial faces a proceeding that looks familiar at a glance and behaves very differently…
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Court Martial Guide
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29 guidesTerritorial Jurisdiction: How Far a Court-Martial’s Authority Reaches
A soldier commits an offense in a barracks in Germany. A sailor is accused of a crime aboard a destroyer in the middle of the Pacific,…
What a Court-Martial Conviction Costs: Punishments and Lasting Consequences
A service member who is convicted at a court-martial faces two very different kinds of cost. The first is the sentence the court hands down: confinement,…
The Right to a Military Defense Lawyer: Detailed, Individual, and Civilian Counsel
A service member facing charges learns quickly that the right to a lawyer in the military is not a single right. It is three layered options,…