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The Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (2012 Edition) updates the MCM (2008 Edition). It is a complete reprinting and incorporates the MCM (2008 Edition), including all amendments to the Rules for Courts-Martial, Military Rules of Evidence (Mil. R. Evid.), and Punitive Articles made by the President in Executive Orders (EO) from 1984 to present, and specifically including EO 13468 (24 July 2008); EO 13552 (31 August 2010); and EO 13593 (13 December 2011). See Appendix 25. This edition also contains amendments to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) made by the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2009 through 2012. Volume One of the MCM contains: PART I PREAMBLE Sources of military jurisdiction Exercise of military jurisdiction Nature and purpose of military law Structure and application of the Manual for Courts-Martial PART II RULES FOR COURTSMARTIAL CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS Rule 101-Rule 109 CHAPTER II. JURISDICTION Rule 201-Rule 204 CHAPTER III. INITIATION OF CHARGES; APPREHENSION; PRETRIAL RESTRAINT; RELATED MATTERS Rule 301-308 CHAPTER IV. FORWARDING AND DISPOSITION OF CHARGES Rule 401-407 CHAPTER V. COURT-MARTIAL COMPOSITION AND PERSONNEL; CONVENING COURTS-MARTIAL Rule 501-506 CHAPTER VI. REFERRAL, SERVICE, AMENDMENT, AND WITHDRAWAL OF CHARGES Rule 601-604 CHAPTER VII. PRETRIAL MATTERS Rule 701-707 CHAPTER VIII. TRIAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY Rule 801-813 CHAPTER IX. TRIAL PROCEDURES THROUGH FINDINGS Rule 901-924 CHAPTER X. SENTENCING Rule 1001-1011 CHAPTER XI. POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE Rule 1101-1114 CHAPTER XII. APPEALS AND REVIEW Rule 1201-1210 CHAPTER XIII. SUMMARY COURTS-MARTIAL Rule 1301-1306 PART III MILITARY RULES OF EVIDENCE SECTION I GENERAL PROVISIONS RULE 101-106 SECTION II JUDICIAL NOTICE RULE 201-201A SECTION III EXCLUSIONARY RULES AND RELATED MATTERS CONCERNING SELF INCRIMINATION, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, AND EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION RULE 301-321 SECTION IV RELEVANCY AND ITS LIMITS RULE 401-414 SECTION V PRIVILEGES RULE 501-514 SECTION VI WITNESSES RULE 601-615 SECTION VII OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY RULE 701-707 SECTION VIII HEARSAY RULE 801-807 SECTION IX AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION RULE 901-903 SECTIONS X CONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS RULE 1001-1008 SECTION XI MISCELLANEOUS RULES RULE 1101-1103 PART IV PUNITIVE ARTICLES Article 77-134 INCLUDING TEXT OF STATUTES, ELEMENTS, EXPLANATIONS, LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSES, MAXIMUM PUNISHMENTS, AND SAMPLE SPECIFICATIONS