How to Handle the Truth: Avoiding Improper Sentencing Argument in Courts-Martial

Authors

Cooper C. Millhouse
Stephen Paul

Abstract

The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has identified a variety of sentencing arguments as improper. These arguments are improper because they encourage courts-martial to abandon disinterested impartiality or because they ask courts-martial to consider facts or opinions unrelated to the accused’s culpability. This Article catalogs and classifies the improper arguments that violate these principles for use by the JAG Corps.

Recommended Citation

Millhouse, Cooper C. and Paul, Stephen (2024) "How to Handle the Truth: Avoiding Improper Sentencing Argument in Courts-Martial," Hofstra Law Review: Vol. 52: Iss. 4, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/hlr/vol52/iss4/2