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Service members charged with certain offenses would be guaranteed that residual and prosecutorial duties related to their cases would be transferred to “an appropriate entity,” thus enhancing the opportunity for fair trials, under the 2023 defense-spending bill.
Other provisions address judicial review of any court-martial conviction regardless of sentence, and a clarification of the “scope of review” in general and special court-martial cases that are reviewed by a judge advocate general.
Additionally, the selection of personnel to serve on jury panels during courts-martial would be randomized.
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