New Army Retrial Policy Now Effective

​Here is what we have been waiting to see in writing.

TJAG POLICY MEMORANDUM 20-02 - CONSOLIDATION OF REHEARINGS, NEW TRIALS, OTHER TRIALS, AND REMANDS

Effective 31 July 2020, the Clerk of Court, U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, will refer the records of trial of cases under the order of remand to the Commander, Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, KS, subject to the procedures and exceptions listed in the Rehearing Consolidation Business Rules.

All rehearings, new trials, and remands, regardless of the alleged offense or offenses, will be returned to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas for disposition, subject to the limitations in the enclosed business rules. The purpose of consolidation is to standardize and enhance the processing, prosecution, and defense of rehearings and other remanded cases. The Fort Leavenworth Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, as augmented with additional Judge Advocate Legal Services personnel for the purpose of rehearing prosecution, will serve as the U.S. Army's subject matter experts on the complex procedures involved in undertaking a rehearing, new trial, or other trial as defined in Rule for Court-Martial 810.

Official Link: https://www.jagcnet2.army.mil/TJAGPolicyMemo20-02.
File: Here.
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Phil Cave