United States court-martial system

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The United States court-martial system is the formal military justice framework that conducts criminal trials of service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, operating as an internal judicial system separate from civilian courts.

All labels observed (8)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial system ⓘ
military justice system ⓘ
administeredBy United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense

United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ
appliesLaw Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ
canImpose confinement ⓘ
death penalty in certain cases ⓘ
forfeiture of pay ⓘ
punitive discharge ⓘ
reduction in rank ⓘ
component general court-martial ⓘ
special court-martial ⓘ
summary court-martial ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
governedBy Manual for Courts-Martial ⓘ
Manual for Courts-Martial ⓘ
surface form: Rules for Courts-Martial
hasAppealTo United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ⓘ
service Courts of Criminal Appeals ⓘ
hasPossibleReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
includesRole convening authority ⓘ
court-martial panel members ⓘ
defense counsel ⓘ
military judge ⓘ
trial counsel ⓘ
jurisdictionOver National Guard members in federal service ⓘ
certain civilians accompanying the force in the field ⓘ
members of the United States armed forces ⓘ
reservists on active duty ⓘ
legalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ
originatedFrom Articles of War (Royal Navy) ⓘ
surface form: Articles for the Government of the Navy

Articles of War ⓘ
providesRight right against self-incrimination ⓘ
right to call witnesses ⓘ
right to counsel ⓘ
right to cross-examine witnesses ⓘ
purpose adjudication of criminal offenses under military law ⓘ
maintenance of good order and discipline in the armed forces ⓘ
reformedBy Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ
surface form: Uniform Code of Military Justice of 1950
separateFrom federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form: United States federal civilian court system

state civilian court systems ⓘ
subjectTo civilian oversight by Congress ⓘ
executive oversight by the President of the United States ⓘ
usesStandardOfProof beyond a reasonable doubt ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States military commission → distinguishedFrom → United States court-martial system ⓘ
Army Court of Criminal Appeals → partOf → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States military justice system
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals → reviewsCasesFrom → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: general courts-martial
Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals → reviewsCasesFrom → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: general courts-martial
Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard → appliesToJurisdiction → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States military justice system (as applied to the Coast Guard)
Judge Advocate General of the Navy → oversees → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navy courts-martial system
Colonel Denise Lind → jurisdiction → United States court-martial system ⓘ
subject surface form: Denise Lind
this entity surface form: U.S. military justice system
ACCA → legalSystem → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States military justice system
ACCA → hearsAppealsFrom → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Army courts-martial
NMCCA → jurisdiction → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States military justice system
AFCCA → partOf → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States military justice system
CGCCA → legalSystem → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States military justice system
CGCCA → partOf → United States court-martial system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States armed forces judiciary