'So outrageous' - Pfc. Vanessa Guillén's murder has made a key military justice reform more likely
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Pfc. Vanessa Guillén family unveils a sign last week at a Fort Hood gate dedicated to her. The case surrounding her death is a reason military justice reform bills are more likely to pass this year.Jerry Lara / Staff photographer
Commanders in the U.S. military decide whether to order trials for their troops, as they have since George Washington led the Continental Army — but maybe not for much longer.
Their role as the court-martial “convening authority” for serious felony crimes would be handed to prosecutors under legislation now being prepared in Congress.