Executive Order 12960

Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984

Ordered by William J. Clinton on May 12, 1995

Summary

Amends the Manual for Courts-Martial by updating sentencing limits and reconsideration procedures for trials, clarifying standards for drunken or reckless operation of vehicles, vessels, or aircraft, defining voluntary abandonment as a defense for attempted crimes, and modifying rules on handling classified evidence and self-injury offenses under military law.

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