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== History == | == History == | ||
[[Court martial|Courts-martial]] are judicial proceedings conducted by the armed forces. The [[Continental Congress]] first authorized the use of courts-martial in 1775. From the time of the | [[Court martial|Courts-martial]] are judicial proceedings conducted by the armed forces. The [[Continental Congress]] first authorized the use of courts-martial in 1775. From the time of the American Revolutionary War through the middle of the twentieth century, courts-martial were governed by the [[Articles of War]] and the Articles for the Government of the Navy. Congress's authority "To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces" is contained in the [[United States Constitution]] at Article I, Section 8. | ||
Until 1920, court-martial convictions were reviewed either by a commander in the field or by the president, depending on the severity of the sentence or the rank of the accused. The absence of formal review received critical attention during World War I, and the Army created an internal legal review process for a limited number of cases. Following the war, in the Act of June 4, 1920, Congress required the Army to establish boards of review, consisting of three lawyers, to consider cases involving death, dismissal of an officer, an unsuspended dishonorable discharge, or confinement in a penitentiary, with limited exceptions. The legislation further required legal review of other cases in the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|Office of the Judge Advocate General]]. | Until 1920, court-martial convictions were reviewed either by a commander in the field or by the president, depending on the severity of the sentence or the rank of the accused. The absence of formal review received critical attention during World War I, and the Army created an internal legal review process for a limited number of cases. Following the war, in the Act of June 4, 1920, Congress required the Army to establish boards of review, consisting of three lawyers, to consider cases involving death, dismissal of an officer, an unsuspended dishonorable discharge, or confinement in a penitentiary, with limited exceptions. The legislation further required legal review of other cases in the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|Office of the Judge Advocate General]]. | ||