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Army Releases August Court-Martial Results - Sixty Percent Acquittal Rate in Contested Cases Sep 26

On 25 September, the Army released data on the 42 courts-martial held in the month of August. https://www.armytimes.com/articles/army-releases-results-of-august-courts-martial There are a number of lessons to be learned. -32 out of 42 cases in August were guilty pleas; -In ...

Changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial Approved Sep 23
Over the last few years, the Manual for Courts-Martial has undergone a series of seemingly never-ending changes. This year's installment of changes ...
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The definition of incapacitation under article 120 - us v. Newlan Sep 19
Over the last few years, Article 120 and the law of sexual assault in the military has undergone seemingly never-ending revisions. One of the ...
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Jury nullification and military courts - it's basically don't ask, don't tell Sep 18
I've spent the last week trying a major sexual assault case at Fort Bragg. An army master sergeant was accused of raping his adult biological ...
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