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The possessive form of the singular noun soldier is soldier's.example: The soldier's mother was so happy to see him.
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The antonym of soldier is civilian.
Solider? Did you mean soldier? Soldier: 士兵 [shì bīng]
No he was not. He was a fisherman.
Any soldier who commits a military crime is court-martialled, i.e. tried by a military court.
Any soldier who commits a military crime is court-martialled, i.e. tried by a military court.
Second Lieutenant William Calley was court martialled and convicted for the events at My Lai.
This is usually carried out by a "Military Tribunal", but may also be done by a senior officer, or in some cases, by a standard criminal or civil court. Many times it is simply called a "court martial", which means military court. This is where the term "court martial" comes from, as in "The soldier was court martialled,"
platoon leader Lt. William Calley
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In the US Military, a member of the armed forces, with few exceptions, is not tried by a US State or Federal Court. A court martial is a military tribunal set up to try a military member of a crime.
It depends. If they involve a federal question, they can request review by the US Supreme Court. If they only involve state law, the State's highest court is the end of the line.
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It makes no difference where he is, if the civilian law enforcement authorities notify the military that sufficient probable cause exists that he committed the crime, the military can take him into custody and ship him back to the US for trial. Depending on the seriousness of the offense the civil authorities might cede authority for his prosecution and punishment to the military justice system and he might be court martialled.
Cases in federal court must involve federal law and since all federal law must be derived from the constitution then yes they do involve constitutional matters.
Yes they can. The military commitment takes precedence over civilian commitments. If the soldier is called to court they can write to the court with a copy of their orders and reference the soldier and sailors relief act that will delay any court actions until they return.