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Angleae

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7. It depends on who files charges.

Reply to Hippo_Tron (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 05:22 PM

Aug 2013

If the military brings charges it's a court-martial. If the DoJ brings charges it's federal court. If the state/county/city brings charges it's in that state's court system.

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So if you're in the military, does every crime you commit get tried under a court-martial? Hippo_Tron Aug 2013 #4

It depends on who files charges. Angleae Aug 2013 #7

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