Army Court of Criminal Appeals

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The Army Court of Criminal Appeals is an intermediate appellate court within the U.S. military justice system that reviews courts-martial convictions of Army personnel for legal and factual sufficiency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Article I court
intermediate appellate court
military appellate court
alsoKnownAs ACCA
appliesTo Army enlisted personnel
Army officers
certain other persons subject to the UCMJ under Army authority
members of the United States Army
branchOfLaw military justice
canGrant post-trial relief
sentence relief
canModify findings of guilty
sentences adjudged by courts-martial
canOrder rehearing
canSetAside findings
sentences
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decisionEffect binding on Army courts-martial within its jurisdiction unless overruled
employs appellate military judges
judge advocates
military judges
ensures compliance with the Manual for Courts-Martial
compliance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice
protection of due process rights of accused soldiers
governsArea military criminal law
hasAuthorityFrom United States Congress
surface form: Congress of the United States
hasParentOrganization Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army)
surface form: United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
hears appeals from certain special courts-martial
appeals from general courts-martial
higherCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
jurisdiction United States Army
language English
legalBasis Article 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice
Uniform Code of Military Justice
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf United States court-martial system
surface form: United States military justice system
reviews courts-martial convictions of Army personnel
record of trial of courts-martial
reviewsFor factual sufficiency
legal sufficiency
standardOfReview de novo review of factual sufficiency
de novo review of legal issues
subjectTo certiorari review by the Supreme Court of the United States in certain cases
review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
typeOfReview direct appeal
mandatory review of qualifying courts-martial

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CAAF appealPathFrom Army Court of Criminal Appeals
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals parallelTo Army Court of Criminal Appeals
Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals hasParallelCourt Army Court of Criminal Appeals
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals parallelTo Army Court of Criminal Appeals
ACCA fullName Army Court of Criminal Appeals
this entity surface form: United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals
United States military courts of criminal appeals includes Army Court of Criminal Appeals