Listed below are some of the changes to the Benchbook since the last official update on 29 July 2025:
- Corrects minor typographical errors.
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Amends Misc Procedural Guide 2-7-10 in light of US v. Suarez, 86 MJ 65 (CAAF 2025) (waiver of UCI motion). (8 October 2025)
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Excises JA-SPCM language from the initial session through arraignment script
(2-1 through 2-1-7), renumbers accordingly, and adds separate Miscellaneous
Procedural Guide (2-7-30) for the initial session through arraignment for a JA-SPCM.
(19 October 2025)
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Updates definition of “sexually explicit conduct” in Article 134, Child Pornography
instruction (3A-95-1). (15 March 2026)
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Deletes unnecessarily duplicated definitions under NOTE 6 in Article 128b,
Domestic Violence (3A-78A-1). (15 April 2026)
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Adds new Miscellaneous Procedural 2-7-31 (Heightened Providence Inquiry When Offense to Which an Accused Pleads Guilty May Be Constitutionally Protected (“Hartman Inquiry”) (21 April 2026)