How much opportunity is there to obtain experience in front of a jury?
A basic tenet of our Constitutional system is the right to a trial, bench or jury. The choice is one for the accused, with the advice of counsel. A “bench” trial in the military is called “trial by military judge alone.” The equivalent of a jury trial under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) is “trial by court members.” The member selection process is similar to that in U.S. District courts (i.e. voir dire, challenges for cause, preemptive challenges). In a court consisting of members, they determine the guilt or innocence of the accused, upon appropriate instructions given by the military judge.
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