http://court-martial.com/military-death-penalty/ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:31:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://court-martial.com/military-death-penalty/#comment-71 Soldier accused in Afghan massacre could get death penalty | USEC IM USA Edition Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:12:15 +0000 http://court-martial.com/?p=27#comment-71 [...] Before charges are filed, the soldier will likely undergo heavy psychological testing as part of the investigation, Cave said. Then an Article 32 investigation — a thorough examination of the case with testimony from witnesses — will be conducted before any court-martial proceedings. If there is a conviction at court-martial with the death penalty imposed and all appeals exhausted, the president of the United States himself would have to sign the death warrant for the soldier’s execution. [...] [...] Before charges are filed, the soldier will likely undergo heavy psychological testing as part of the investigation, Cave said. Then an Article 32 investigation — a thorough examination of the case with testimony from witnesses — will be conducted before any court-martial proceedings. If there is a conviction at court-martial with the death penalty imposed and all appeals exhausted, the president of the United States himself would have to sign the death warrant for the soldier’s execution. [...]

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