United States Army prosecutors
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United States Army prosecutors are military legal officers responsible for representing the government in courts-martial and other military justice proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Army prosecutors canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal professional
ⓘ
military legal officer ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ |
| appliesLaw | Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| educationRequirement | law degree ⓘ |
| employer |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| ethicalObligation | seek justice rather than merely convict ⓘ |
| governingRegulation |
Army Regulation 27-1 (Legal Services)
ⓘ
Army Regulation 27-10 (Military Justice) ⓘ Manual for Courts-Martial ⓘ
surface form:
Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
|
| historicalPrecursor | Army judge advocates in the Articles of War era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States military justice system ⓘ |
| licenseRequirement | admission to practice law before a U.S. federal court or highest court of a state ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
advise commanders on criminal law matters
ⓘ
negotiate pretrial agreements in courts-martial ⓘ prepare charges and specifications under the UCMJ ⓘ present evidence in military trials ⓘ prosecute courts-martial ⓘ |
| mayServeAs |
chief of military justice
ⓘ
senior trial counsel ⓘ special victim prosecutor ⓘ trial counsel ⓘ |
| operatesInJurisdiction | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army)
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
|
| represents |
United States Army operational commands
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army command
United States government ⓘ |
| scopeOfCases |
administrative separation boards (advisory role)
ⓘ
violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ war-time offenses under the law of armed conflict (when applicable) ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | assignment as judge advocate to military justice positions ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Judge Advocate General of the Army
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Judge Advocate General
staff judge advocate offices ⓘ |
| trainingLocation |
United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School
ⓘ
surface form:
The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
|
| typicalRank |
commissioned officer
ⓘ
warrant officer (limited roles) ⓘ |
| usesDocument | charge sheet (DD Form 458) ⓘ |
| usesProcedure |
Article 32 preliminary hearing
ⓘ
preferral of charges ⓘ |
| worksWith |
commanders
ⓘ
court reporters ⓘ criminal investigators ⓘ defense counsel ⓘ military judges ⓘ |
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