HR 517 · 105th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a sentence under the Uniform Code of Military Justice of confinement for life without eligibility for parole and to provide that a decision to deny parole for a military offender serving a sentence of confinement for life maybe appealed only to the President.
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EnactedLatest: See H.R.1119.(1997-11-06)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to authorize a court-martial to adjudge a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole. Permits only the President to grant parole on appeal where parole has been denied to an offender serving a life sentence.…
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