Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 946a: Art. 146a. Annual reports

Civil

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The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces must submit an annual report by December 31 detailing case statistics, demographics, court-martial outcomes, and resource sufficiency to Congress and the Secretary of Defense.

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Not later than December 31 each year, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces shall submit a report that, with respect to the previous fiscal year, provides information on the number and status of completed and pending cases before the Court, and such other matters as the Court considers appropriate regarding the operation of this chapter. Data on the number and status of pending cases. information on race, ethnicity, rank, and sex demographic for the victim and the accused; the enumerated offenses preferred and referred; the types of court-martial; and the results for each case, including cases that resulted in nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. information on compliance with processing time goals; descriptions of the circumstances surrounding cases in which general or special court-martial convictions were (i) reversed because of command influence or denial of the right to speedy review or (ii) otherwise remitted because of loss of records of trial or other administrative deficiencies; an analysis of each case in which a provision of this chapter was held unconstitutional; and an analysis of each case in which a Court of Criminal Appeals made a final determination that a finding of a court-martial was clearly against the weight of the evidence, including an explanation of the standard of appellate review applied in such case. to participate competently as trial counsel and defense counsel in cases under this chapter; to preside as military judges in cases under this chapter; and to perform the duties of Special Victims’ Counsel, when so designated under section 1044e of this title . The explanation under subparagraph (A) shall specifically identify the measures that focus on capital cases, national security cases, sexual assault cases, and proceedings of military commissions. The independent views of each Judge Advocate General and of the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps as to the sufficiency of resources available within the respective armed forces, including total workforce, funding, training, and officer and enlisted grade structure, to capably perform military justice functions. Such other matters regarding the operation of this chapter as may be appropriate. to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

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