How Many Members Sit On a Court-Martial Panel?

How Many Members Sit On a Court-Martial Panel? Each of the three courts-martial are composed of a different number of members. With a general court-martial, you have to have a minimum of at least ...

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Here They Go Again – Proposed Amendments to Military Article 120 Sexual Offenses

Of the seven proposed changes the Judicial Proceedings Panel (JPP) made in its February 2016 report, those that are the most troubling regard amending Article 120’s definition of consent and ...

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What Are the Three Types of Court-Martial?

What Are the Three Types of Court-Martial?   There are three kinds of court-martial in the military. The two main kinds are a general court-martial and a special court-martial, which generally ...

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Marijuana Legalization and the Military

With twenty-three states now permitting marijuana use in some form, questions abound regarding the implications for military justice. For Active Duty servicemembers the answer is clear, and your UA ...

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Participating in a Military Investigation through Counsel

A close cousin to the dirty little secret of retained civilian counsel is advice to ride out the investigation and hope that nothing comes of it. I disagree wholeheartedly. Even in the age of ...

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