[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR17.5]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 17--ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 17.5  Implied duties of the presiding officer.

    The Presiding Officer shall ensure the execution of all ancillary 
functions necessary for the impartial and expeditious conduct of a full 
and fair trial by military commission in accordance

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with 32 CFR part 9. Such functions include, for example, scheduling the 
time and place of convening of a military commission, ensuring that an 
oath or affirmation is administered to witnesses and military commission 
personnel as appropriate, conducting appropriate in camera meetings to 
facilitate efficient trial proceedings, and providing necessary 
instructions to other commission members. The Presiding Officer shall 
rule on appropriate motions or, at his discretion consistent with 32 CFR 
part 9, may submit them to the commission for decision or to the 
Appointing Authority as a certified interlocutory question.