SECTION 1JOINT ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CODE COMMITTEE
JOINT ANNUAL REPORT OF THECODE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO THEUNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICEOctober 1, 2004 to September 30, <strong>2005</strong>The Judges <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United States Court <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Appeals <strong>for</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ArmedForces, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Judge Advocates General <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Army, Navy, and Coast Guard,<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Deputy Judge Advocate General <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Air Force, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Staff JudgeAdvocate to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commandant <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Marine Corps, and Pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>essor Gregory E.Maggs and Pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>essor Edward J. Imwinkelried, Public Members appointed by<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Secretary <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Defense, submit <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir annual report <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> operati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Uni<strong>for</strong>m <str<strong>on</strong>g>Code</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>Military</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> pursuant to Article 146, Uni<strong>for</strong>m <str<strong>on</strong>g>Code</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>Military</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, Title 10, § 946, United States <str<strong>on</strong>g>Code</str<strong>on</strong>g>.The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Code</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> met <strong>on</strong> May 17, <strong>2005</strong>, to c<strong>on</strong>sider various matterspertaining to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> administrati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> military justice. The meeting wasopen to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> public. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Code</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> received a briefing from Col<strong>on</strong>elMichael Child, U.S. Army, Chairman <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Joint Service <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong><strong>Military</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. Col<strong>on</strong>el Child in<strong>for</strong>med <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2001annual review was implemented by Executive Order in 2004. The orderamended Rules <strong>for</strong> Courts-Martial 707, 806, 1107, and 1108, clarifyingspeedy trial rules, modifying procedures <strong>for</strong> c<strong>on</strong>trol <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> spectators atcourts-martial, adding a provisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> sentence reassessment by a superiorauthority, and clarifying <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> authority to remit or suspend sentences.The Joint Service <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s 2002 and 2003 annual reviews are pending at<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Office <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Management and Budget. Substantive changes in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se reviewsinclude provisi<strong>on</strong>s requiring a specific statement in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> referral acti<strong>on</strong>that a case is referred as a capital case, moving <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> language c<strong>on</strong>cerning<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> unreas<strong>on</strong>able multiplicati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> charges from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> discussi<strong>on</strong> porti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Manual <strong>for</strong> Courts-Martial to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> main text, requiring 12 court membersin capital courts-martial, and incorporating rules <strong>for</strong> handling sealedexhibits.The 2002 and 2003 annual reviews <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Joint Service <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> alsoc<strong>on</strong>tain provisi<strong>on</strong>s requiring <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> questi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> lawfulness <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an order tobe determined by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> military judge, increasing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> maximum punishment <strong>for</strong>threat or hoax <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fenses, providing guidelines <strong>for</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>vening <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> courtsmartialby joint and combatant commanders, and providing a waiverprovisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>for</strong> purposes <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> appellate review <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> any issue regarding <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>denial <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a challenge <strong>for</strong> cause where <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> defense counsel uses aperemptory challenge against <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same member who was unsuccessfullychallenged <strong>for</strong> cause.Col<strong>on</strong>el Child stated that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Department <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Defense completedinternal coordinati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2004 annual review and <strong>for</strong>warded <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> reviewto <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Department <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>Justice</strong>. Substantive changes in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2004 annualreview involve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a video-telec<strong>on</strong>ference at courts-martial, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>inclusi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fenses <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> causing death or injury to an unborn child and
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