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JURIST -- Marine sergeant faces Article 32 hearing for Hamdania killing

A military judge is reviewing unspecified documentary evidence and testimony of Hutchins' squad members to determine if he will order a general court-martial

JAG Hunter here: This report is wrong.

To repeat from an earlier posting, Article 32 hearing officers do not order military personnel to courts-martial.

They make recommendations to the convening authority (who represents the commander in chief -- chief executive).

There is only one person in the U.S. who is authorized to punish American military men. Just one.

Here endth the lesson.