sentencing, regarding the accused's disciplinary or criminal record, including Before nonjudicial punishment, prior court-martial convictions, and other arrests, indictments, convictions, or charges. Do not release information about nonjudicial punishment or administrative actions even after sentencing unless admitted into evidence. (This rule does not prohibit, however, a statement that the accused has no prior criminal or disciplinary record.); and trial counsel knows or has reason to know would be inadmissible as Information evidence in a trial. otherwise prohibited may be made in response to prejudicial public Statements statements by trial parties, in order to avoid prejudice to the Government or the accused. Such statements must be limited and carefully designed to lessen the resulting undue, adverse impact of the prejudicial statements of others upon the court-martial. 2. Statements that can be released trial some circumstances regardless of the stage of the proceedings. Permissible circumstances supporting release of information include: information to educate or inform the public concerning military law andthe General military justice system; the accused is a fugitive, information necessary to aid in apprehending the accused or If to warn the public of possible dangers; for assistance in obtaining evidence and information necessary to obtaining Requests evidence; and circumstances immediately surrounding an accused's apprehension, including Facts the time and place of apprehension; identities of investigating and apprehending agencies and the length of the The investigation, only if release of this information will not impede an ongoing or future investigation and the release is coordinated with the affected agencies; contained in a public record, without further comment. Information may be valid reasons for making certain information available to the public in the form of statements. However, statements must “extrajudicial” not be used for the purpose of influencing the course of a criminal proceeding. Statements, usually, should include only factual matters and
Before sentencing, regarding the accused's disciplinary or criminal record, including nonjudicial punishment, prior court-martial convictions, and other arrests, indictments, convictions, or charges. Do not release information about nonjudicial punishment or administrative actions even after sentencing unless admitted into evidence. (This rule does not prohibit, however, a statement that the accused has no prior criminal or disciplinary record.); and Information trial counsel knows or has reason to know would be inadmissible as evidence in a trial. Statements otherwise prohibited may be made in response to prejudicial public statements by parties, in order to avoid prejudice to the Government or the accused. Such statements must be limited and carefully designed to lessen the resulting undue, adverse impact of the prejudicial statements of others upon the court-martial. 2. Statements that can be released some circumstances regardless of the stage of the proceedings. Permissible circumstances supporting release of information include: General information to educate or inform the public concerning military law andthe military justice system; If the accused is a fugitive, information necessary to aid in apprehending the accused or to warn the public of possible dangers; Requests for assistance in obtaining evidence and information necessary to obtaining evidence; Facts and circumstances immediately surrounding an accused's apprehension, including the time and place of apprehension; The identities of investigating and apprehending agencies and the length of the investigation, only if release of this information will not impede an ongoing or future investigation and the release is coordinated with the affected agencies; Information contained in a public record, without further comment. may be valid reasons for making certain information available to the public in the form of “extrajudicial” statements. However, statements must not be used for the purpose of influencing the course of a criminal proceeding. Statements, usually, should include only factual matters and trial trial
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