Navy-Marine Corps Preliminary Hearing Schedule
The preliminary hearing, or “Article 32”, is a non-judicial proceeding designed to aid an authorized official in determining how to dispose of alleged misconduct. The purposes, procedures, and statutory authority for the preliminary hearing can be found in Rule for Courts-Martial 405 and 10 U.S.C. § 832.
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Preliminary Hearing Schedule
ALERT:
The preferral of charges is a preliminary procedural step in the military justice process and does not constitute a finding or a determination of guilt.
All service members are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt at a court-martial.
The charges on a preferred charge sheet reflect only allegations that have not yet been subject to an independent review of probable cause and are subject to review, modification, or dismissal throughout the military justice process. Preferral of charges alone does not equate to being formally “Charged” with an offense. That status attaches, in the military justice system, only upon the referral of charges to a court-martial after a probable cause determination has been made.
At all times until a verdict is announced, an accused servicemember is presumed to be innocent of the charged offense(s).