He can send the case to a special court martial if he believes only minor charges are warranted.
From the edition.cnn.com
To get even, he had broken into a PX and was facing a special court-martial when he quit Pendleton.
From the time.com
The final decision about moving Hasan will be made by Col. Morgan Lamb, the special court-martial convening authority in the shooting case.
From the cnn.com
Military officials initially planned to try him in a special court-martial in which the maximum penalty is a year in jail and a bad conduct discharge, Branum said.
From the chron.com
These decrees were enforced not only through the regular court system, but also through new special courts and mobile courts-martial with extended jurisdiction.