What happens when a prosecutor's ethical and legal expertise contradict commanders' opinions? What happens when justice demands that case be brought forward, and the prosecutor is unable to because the commander refuses to act?
Speier questions the conflict between prosecutors and military commanders regarding legal actions.
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