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* Commonly abbreviated SCMJ (Novel: ''Gods of Night'') | * Commonly abbreviated SCMJ (Novel: ''Gods of Night'') | ||
* Foundation of [[Starfleet]] military law | * Foundation of [[Starfleet]] military law | ||
* Establishes processes and procedures for courts martial | |||
** Court martial general procedures | |||
*** Court martial hearing requires a board consisting of at least three command officers of equal or greater rank to the accused (DIS: "Battle at the Binary Stars", TOS: "Court Martial", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II"; TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | |||
**** Prior to late 23rd century, given that courts martial often occurred weeks or months from core Federation territory, there were few regulations on who could convene or sit on a court martial hearing, including the accusing party (TOS: "Court Martial", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II", "Turnabout Intruder") | |||
**** As travel time to the frontier generally lessened, regulations were put in place preventing such, to avoid conflicts of interest (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | |||
* Crimes defined under SCMJ: | * Crimes defined under SCMJ: | ||
** Culpable inefficiency in the performance of duty (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ** Culpable inefficiency in the performance of duty (TOS: "Court Martial"; TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ||
*** | *** Accused willfully or negligently failed to perform ones duty as a Starfleet officer, resulting in harm to others or loss of materiel | ||
*** Potential sentencing includes several months in holding (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | *** Potential sentencing includes several months in holding (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ||
** Employing excessive force (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ** Employing excessive force (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ||
*** Accused | *** Accused willfully or negligently violated rules of engagement by proceeding with unwarranted amounts of force to resolve a confrontation | ||
*** Potential sentencing includes several months in holding, dishonorable discharge (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | *** Potential sentencing includes several months in holding, dishonorable discharge (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ||
** Improper hazarding of vessel (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ** Improper hazarding of vessel (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') |
Revision as of 21:54, 11 April 2018
- Commonly abbreviated SCMJ (Novel: Gods of Night)
- Foundation of Starfleet military law
- Establishes processes and procedures for courts martial
- Court martial general procedures
- Court martial hearing requires a board consisting of at least three command officers of equal or greater rank to the accused (DIS: "Battle at the Binary Stars", TOS: "Court Martial", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II"; TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Prior to late 23rd century, given that courts martial often occurred weeks or months from core Federation territory, there were few regulations on who could convene or sit on a court martial hearing, including the accusing party (TOS: "Court Martial", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II", "Turnabout Intruder")
- As travel time to the frontier generally lessened, regulations were put in place preventing such, to avoid conflicts of interest (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Court martial hearing requires a board consisting of at least three command officers of equal or greater rank to the accused (DIS: "Battle at the Binary Stars", TOS: "Court Martial", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II"; TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Court martial general procedures
- Crimes defined under SCMJ:
- Culpable inefficiency in the performance of duty (TOS: "Court Martial"; TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Accused willfully or negligently failed to perform ones duty as a Starfleet officer, resulting in harm to others or loss of materiel
- Potential sentencing includes several months in holding (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Employing excessive force (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Accused willfully or negligently violated rules of engagement by proceeding with unwarranted amounts of force to resolve a confrontation
- Potential sentencing includes several months in holding, dishonorable discharge (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Improper hazarding of vessel (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Accused wrongfully, willfully, or negligently caused a Starfleet vessel to or permitted a Starfleet vessel to be placed at risk of damage or loss
- Potential sentencing includes several months in holding, dishonorable discharge (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Culpable inefficiency in the performance of duty (TOS: "Court Martial"; TNG Novel: The Buried Age)