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Originally Posted by JimP
I think this is all much ado over nothing. IIRC, his pay and allowances go into abeyance until the final review - nothing new here. If he's granted a new trial based upon fault or legal error, it starts all over again. Until the final review, he will be able to utilize military medical care for his hormones, etc (unless you are a straight, hetero-sexual male requiring hormones due to jump/range/training accident). I suspect that the review will occur fairly quickly and he'll collect his DD and be on his way to Ross for a kicky new outfit.
I've been out of Crim-Law for a bit and just getting back up to speed on the new stuff so maybe Two-Guns will chime in.
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If he's granted a new trial, can they convict him all over again and undo the commutation, or would this be a "double jeapordy" situation? 
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