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Criminal Law-Propriety Of Instructing Jury As To Possibility That Sentence Set By Jury May Be Affected By Commutation Or Parole. [Virginia]
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Background Of The Uniform Code Of Military Justice, Edmund M. Morgan
The Background Of The Uniform Code Of Military Justice, Edmund M. Morgan
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Articles of War and the Articles for the Government of the Navy have always constituted the code of criminal law and criminal procedure for the Armed Forces. In contrast to the law governing civilians, the punishments imposable are not specified in the Code but are left to be fixed by the military authorities, except that the later codes do not authorize punishment by death save for specifically designated offenses. The system also provides for summary punishment for minor infractions and a series of courts--a general court having power to try all offenses, a special court with limited power to …