2008 edition - Fort Sam Houston - U.S. Army

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A5-2 APPENDIX 5

APPENDIX 6 FORMS FOR ORDERS CONVENING COURTS-MARTIAL a. General and special court-martial convening orders (Date) (1) Convening orders. [Note 1. See R.C.M. 504(d)] (Designation of command of officer convening court-martial) [ P u r s u a n t t o ( p a r a . G e n e r a l O r d e r N o . , D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e , ) ( S E C N A V l t r ser of ) a] (A) (general) ( s p e c i a l ) c o u r t - m a r t i a l i s c o n v e n e d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s ( a n d s h a l l m e e t at , unless otherwise directed): (Captain) (Colonel) (Commander) (Lieutenant Colonel) (Lieutenant Commander) (Major) (Lieutenant) (Captain) (Lieutenant, j.g.) (First Lieutenant) [Note 2. The name, rank, and position of the convening authority should be shown. The order may be authenticated by the signature of the convening authority or a person acting under the direction of the convening authority.] [Note 3. The language in brackets or parentheses in the foregoing samples should be used when appropriate. The Secretary concerned may prescribe additional requirements for convening orders. See R.C.M. 504(d)(3). Service regulations should be consulted when preparing convening orders.] [Note 4. When a new court-martial is convened to replace one in existence, the following should be added below the names of the personnel of the court-martial and before the authentication line:] All cases referred to the (general) (special) courtm a r t i a l c o n v e n e d b y o r d e r n o . t h i s ( h e a d q u a r t e r s ) ( s h i p ) ( ) , dated , in which the proceedings have not begun, will be brought to trial before the court-martial hereby convened. (2) Order amending convening orders. [ N o t e 5 . T h e s a m e h e a d i n g a n d authentication used on convening order should be used on amending orders.] [Note 6. A succession of amending orders m a y r e s u l t i n e r r o r . C a r e s h o u l d b e u s e d i n amending convening orders.] (a) Adding members. [ N o t e 7 . M e m b e r s m a y b e a d d e d i n specific cases or for all cases.] The following members are detailed to the (general) ( s p e c i a l ) c o u r t - m a r t i a l c o n v e n e d b y o r d e r n o . , t h i s ( h e a d q u a r t e r s ) ( s h i p ) ( ), dated (for the trial of only). (b) Replacing members. A6-1

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