[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 32, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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.