Manual for Courts-martialU.S. Government Printing Office, 1949 |
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accused action adjudged alleged appointing authority approved Army arrest Article 96 ARTICLE OF WAR assault with intent assistant trial judge authenticated bad conduct discharge challenge circumstances commanding officer conviction copy court-martial jurisdiction court-martial may direct cross-examination death defense counsel deposition desertion dishonorable discharge duly duty enemy enlisted persons evidence execution fact false finding of guilty forfeiture form for specification fraudulent habeas corpus hard labor intent to commit investigation issue larceny law member law of war lesser included offense limitations ment military law military service mutiny noncommissioned officer oath offense charged official record person subject prescribed President prisoner proceedings proof prosecution proved punishment question reasonable record of trial reviewing authority rule sentence soldier special court-martial staff judge advocate statement subject to military summary court summary court-martial testify testimony thereof tion trial judge advocate United unless warrant officer willfully witness
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Page 4 - of the bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a State. the officer appointed as defense counsel shall be either a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps or an officer who is a member of, the bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a State of the United States (43;
Page 297 - Who, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the military service thereof, knowingly delivers, or causes to be delivered, to any person having authority to receive the same, any amount thereof less than that for which he receives a certificate or receipt ; or
Page 279 - upon a challenge or upon the findings or sentence, unless required to give evidence thereof as a witness by a court of justice in due course of law. So help you God." When the oath or affirmation has been administered to the members of a general or special
Page 276 - be appointed by superior authority when by the latter deemed desirable. The authority appointing a general court-martial shall detail as one of the members thereof a law member who shall be an officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps or an officer who is a member of the bar of a Federal court or of
Page 359 - bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a State of the United States. (or) I certify that I am a member of the bar of (the United States District Court for the District of ) (the Supreme Court of the State
Page 150 - rules stated in this chapter are applicable in cases before courts-martial, including summary courtsmartial. So far as not otherwise prescribed in this manual, the rules of evidence generally recognized in the trial of criminal cases in the district courts of the United States and, when not inconsistent with such rules, at common law will be applied by courts-martial.
Page vii - An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes,' approved June 3, 1916, and to establish military justice," approved June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 787), as amended by Title II of the act entitled "An act to
Page 298 - ART. 95. Conduct Unbecoming an Officer and Gentleman.—Any officer or cadet who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be dismissed from the service. Note, AW 95: Offenses under A. W. 05 and AW 96 are not the same, nor established by the
Page 157 - statement from an accused to advise him that he does not have to make any statement at all regarding the offense of which he is accused or being investigated, and that any statement by the accused may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial (A,
Page 297 - Provided, That no person shall be tried by court-martial for murder or rape committed within the geographical limits of the States of the Union and the District of Columbia in time of peace. ART. 93. Various Crimes.—Any person subject to military law who commits manslaughter, mayhem, arson, burglary, housebreaking, robbery, larceny,