Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals

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Article I court intermediate appellate military court service Court of Criminal Appeals

The Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals is an intermediate appellate military court that reviews courts-martial convictions of United States Air Force personnel for legal and factual sufficiency.

Aliases (2)

Air Force Board of Review ×1
Air Force trial courts-martial ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article I court → intermediate appellate military court → service Court of Criminal Appeals →
abbreviation	AFCCA →
appealFrom	Air Force trial courts-martial →
appliesLaw	Manual for Courts-Martial → Uniform Code of Military Justice →
canAffirm	findings → sentences →
canModify	sentences →
canReview	questions of fact → questions of law → sentence appropriateness →
canSetAside	findings of guilty → sentences →
composition	panels of appellate military judges →
country	United States →
decisionReviewableBy	United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces →
establishedBy	Congress of the United States NERFINISHED →
governingStatute	10 U.S.C. § 866 →
handles	appeals by right in qualifying courts-martial cases →
hasParallelCourt	Army Court of Criminal Appeals → Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals → Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals →
hasWebsite	https://afcca.law.af.mil →
higherCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces →
judgeType	appellate military judges →
jurisdiction	United States Air Force → United States Space Force →
language	English →
legalBasis	Article 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice →
location	Joint Base Andrews →
partOf	United States Department of the Air Force → United States military justice system →
predecessor	Air Force Board of Review →
reportsTo	Judge Advocate General of the Air Force →
reviews	courts-martial convictions →
reviewsCasesFrom	general courts-martial → special courts-martial →
reviewsFor	factual sufficiency → legal sufficiency →
scopeOfReview	de novo review of factual sufficiency → de novo review of legal issues →
serviceBranch	United States Air Force → United States Space Force →
state	Maryland →
subjectMatter	military criminal law →
typeOfCourt	intermediate appellate court →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals → Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals →	parallelTo
Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals ("Air Force trial courts-martial") →	appealFrom
CAAF →	appealPathFrom
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces →	appealsFrom
Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals ("Air Force Board of Review") →	predecessor