Bloomberg: Hagel Seeks to Bar Overturning of Sex Assault Convictions

David Lerman reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish:

“We have always contended that the more insidious problem is that convening authorities can unilaterally lessen sentences, and today’s announcement does not change this,” Parrish said in a statement. “This still constitutes an extraordinary power resting in the hands of one person with no equivalent in the civilian criminal justice system.”

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