United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals | |
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(N.M.C.C.A.) | |
Location | Washington Navy Yard |
Appeals to | Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces |
Established | 1968 |
Authority | Article I tribunal |
Created by | Uniform Code of Military Justice |
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The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA) is the intermediate appellate court for criminal convictions in the United States Navy and the Marine Corps.
Courts-martial are conducted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (Title 10 of the United States Code §§ 801-946), and the Manual for Courts-Martial. If the trial results in a conviction, the case is reviewed by the convening authority (the person who referred the case for trial by court-martial). The convening authority has discretion to mitigate the findings and sentence.