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"A military jury of three officers and six enlisted Marines deliberated for less than an hour before returning their decision.

[RedRover]

Our jury system can be a wonderful thing.

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You noticed the same thing I did. I was under the impression that if an enlisted was courts-martialed then the accused could elect to have up to 1/3 of the courts-martial panel be enlisted, so long as they were not a junior rank. This trial had 1/3 officers, 2/3 enlisted, leaves me a little confused.

The old rule of thumb was never elect to have any of the panel enlisted. They would be an E-8 or E-9 and tend to opt for a harsher sentance than an officer.