The military's death penalty law provides that convictions and death sentences may be appealed first to the particular branches' court of criminal appeals (e. g., the Army Court of Criminal Appeals); next to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; and, finally, to the United States Supreme Court.

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Daisy Kirby

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4 May, 09:29

The military's death penalty law provides that convictions and death sentences may be appealed first to the particular branches' court of criminal appeals (e. g., the Army Court of Criminal Appeals); next to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; and, finally, to the United States Supreme Court.

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Tatiana Wade · Answer 1

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In the case of a military death penalty, an appeal would have to be initiated at one of the military justice system's intermediate appellate courts. These are the Army, Navy-Marine Corps, Air Force and the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals. If this court confirms a death sentence, the case would then go before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. If the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces affirms the sentence, the case would then be elegible for Supreme Court review.