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Clarifying amendment to completion of appellate review under article 57 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice

Division A · Title V: MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY · Subtitle E: Military Justice

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The section updates the rules for when appellate review in military justice cases is considered complete. It specifies that review is finished if the accused does not file a timely petition for review, withdraws a petition, or if the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces or the Supreme Court denies, rejects, or completes the review process. This clarifies the timing and conditions under which appellate review ends.

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(1)

by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);

(2)

in paragraph (1)(B), by striking Appeals and— and all that follows and inserting Appeals and the review and time requirements described in paragraph (2) are satisfied. ; and

(3)

by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

(2) Review and time requirements

The review and time requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(B) are satisfied if any of the following applies:

(A)

The time for the accused to file a petition for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has expired and the accused has not filed a petition for such review in a timely manner and the case is not otherwise under review by that Court.

(B)

A petition for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is withdrawn by the accused.

(C)

In the case of a petition for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces that has been timely filed and not withdrawn, the petition—

(i)
(ii)

with respect to subsequent review by the Supreme Court—