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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Thoughts on court martial and the duty of judge advocate]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01979 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 March 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33.4 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy

Written in the hand of, and signed for Knox, by Samuel Shaw. Docketed by Knox. Major General Knox's guidelines and procedures on how a court martial ought to be conducted. Wants to allow challenges to members of the court without any given reason; is against general charges when they should be particular; those on trial can put their own testimony in writing subject to cross examination; no written testimony taken outside of court should be admitted against a person in a trial of life or death; ex parte evidence taken out of court not to be admitted; suggestive interrogations ought not to be admitted; believes it might be proper to admit the accuser state questions; thinks no quotations from law authorities should be allowed as they would lead to perplexities and errors; believes judge advocate should be under the immediate orders of the court. Goes into further instructions for the judge advocate.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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