Thursday, February 12, 2015

This Day in History: February 12

In order to prevent a similar complaint against so important a part of our Military System as the Channel appointed for the equal distribution of public justice to every Member of the Army, on account of a defect of some certain Rules for the Government of General Courts Martial and their Officer the Judge Advocate; I wish you to take up the Matter on a General Scale and that you will Report to me what in general cases is and ought to be the business of a Judge Advocate—precisely delineating his duties as well with relation to the Court as with respect to the Accuser and accused. [More]

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