You so much. Were going to give a very brief update on the case review. We have now completed the review of the investigative case files in the preliminary hearing reports that were available where 32 was held. We have the inputting process of the information that was released from the investigation. We had this process and will continue to work on the other services and how the data produced and hand over the questions i was here today of all probable cause and whether or not there was an acquittal and overturned and have the data complete and would then have for analysis would have on site visits which would be drafting questions which would answer any of the questions on the data as raised for you. Have you any questions thats it for my interview today. Well put. Before we start our next match that a working group presentation, is there anybody its been proposed that they members of the ipad to site visits and they have a general idea of seeing no opposition then we can go ahead and
Thank you very much for coming today. Were going to talk about the perspectives of the Services Special Victim Counsel, Program Manager regarding conviction and acquittal rates, the case adjudication process and the victim declination in the military justice process. So thank you all. Some of the responses to the committee raised concerns that the judge advocate lacked expensive experience dealing specifically with Sexual Assault cases other responses indicated due to the limited scope of article 32 preliminary hearing officers do not have all the information needed to make a probable cause determination that is binding. The overall assessment was the staff judge advocate who is often more experienced is in a better position to advise the convening authority on probable cause. Should a judge advocate, sitting as a preliminary hearing officer serve in that role only if if he or she has significant litigation experience in Sexual Assault cases . Maam, the ideal would be yes, you would wa
From all five branches of the military talk about Sexual Assault during an Advisory Committee meeting. Thank you for joining us this morning. Theill be looking at convention acquittal rates and victim declamation. Hank you [indiscernible] and its implementing rule for courtmartial provide an effective check against charges for which there is no probable cause . I think for the past several years the procedural requirements have diminished greatly, and one significant changeis the statutory to eliminate the requirement for victims that testify. Thatresult, in many cases is the most significant evidence in most cases where a victim chooses not to testify, the government is making its case based on the file. I will say that those changes over time have reduced the procedural requirements of article 32 but i still think it is a valuable check. An experienced judge advocate looking at the case and that the evidence. There is also the opportunity for the defense to present evidence, and as a
We have begun the inputting process of the information gleaned from those investigations. We have completed the analysis of the air force data and we will continue to work on the other services to have the data produced so we can answer the questions that were raised here today with probable cause and whether or not there was an equital or further appellate overturn and we hope to have the data completed for you by late spring and then for analysis and if you vote to go on site visits later today potential had i well be drafting questions for any of the data raised for your review. Pending any questions, thats the update from the case review today. Okay. Thank you. Well, wellput. [laughter] before we start our next which is the Data Working Group presentation, is there anybody its been proposed that members of the dacipad do site visits. Is there anybody opposed to that general idea . Seeing no opposition then we can go ahead and start planning for those. Its also been proposed at an e
Okay. Thank you for joining us this morning. Were going to be looking at the perspectives of the services military Justice Division chiefs regarding conviction and acquittal rates, case of adjudication process and victim declination. Thank you. [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] forecourt mash sal 405 as currently drafted provide an effective check against charges for which there is no probable cause. Ill start with you. So, i think for the past several years the procedural requirements have change and statutory change for the requirement for the victim to testify. And as a result, in many cases that the governments most significant evidence. In the those cases where a victim chooses to not to testify, the government is basically making its case based on the paper file. And so i will say that those changes over time have, have reduced the procedural requirements of article 32 but i still think its a valuable check. First off, there is an experienced judge advocate looking at the case and evid