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An organ of government belonging to the judicial department and charged with resolving disputes among parties.Courts generally have jurisdictional requirements providing that only certain disputes among described parties for certain amounts of money may be heard.If you file your grievance in the wrong court, you may be prejudiced when the case is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and the time period during which to file in the proper court has expired.

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a) The authority convening a general court-martial shall appoint

Ending the military's courts of criminal appeals de novo review of findings of fact

Trial counsel CPT Shea responded when it was his turn to argue: "I believe this adds up to five convictions prior to this general court-martial.

Crime in Germany "back in the day": the four courts-martial of Private Patrick F. Brennan

tried at a court-martial for offenses not specifically covered through

Military justice: courts-martial, an overview

A general court-martial was to have thirteen members, though a lesser number could be detailed so long as the panel consisted of at least five members (and while members could be temporarily relieved for good cause, a panel could not conduct proceedings once its number fell below five sitting members).

The intersection between military justice and equal rights: mutinies, courts-martial, and black Civil War soldiers

A special court-martial, with maximum punishment of confinement for a year, is less severe than a general court-martial, which handles the most serious offenses, but tougher than a summary court martial, where maximum punishment is 30 days confinement.

Soldier faces court-martial

This has affected both the established court-martial system and military commissions (14)--an entirely distinct process from the court-martial system with which our Court deals.

Five questions about the military justice system

Jenkins will be tried in a hearing of the general court-martial, the highest-level court among three kinds of courts-martial, Shima said.

Jenkins to be court-martialed Wed., may be sentenced same day

Court-martial judgments can be appealed both on matters of facts and law, and they fall under the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

Terror Tribunals: If President Bush prevails, oppressive "Star Chamber" courts of the past could take on new life as unaccountable military tribunals. (On the Home Front)

Acting on a recommendation by three admirals who sat on the bench of the Navy Court of Inquiry, Fargo decided not to court-martial Waddle.

Waddle says he wants to visit Japan in late May: CNN+

Instead, he was tried by court-martial in 1991 and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

The British court-martial system

The other, the only officer in the group, faced a court-martial in early March on charges of sodomy and fraternization.

Losing the war

Looking back, one can only speculate as to just how difficult it was for a nonlawyer panel president at a special court-martial to try to interpret and apply the common-law rules of evidence.

Ending the military's courts of criminal appeals de novo review of findings of fact