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§ 13A-401. Courts-martial classified

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 13a. Maryland Code of Military Justice (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Court-Martial Jurisdiction (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2020
MD Code, Public Safety, § 13A-401
§ 13A-401. Courts-martial classified
Currentness
Classifications
(a) The three kinds of courts-martial are:
(1) general courts-martial, as described in subsection (b) of this section;
(2) special courts-martial, as described in subsection (c) of this section; and
(3) summary courts-martial, as described in subsection (d) of this section.
General court-martial
(b) A general court-martial consists of:
(1) a military judge and not less than eight members; or
(2) a military judge alone, if before the court is assembled the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge and after consultation with defense counsel, requests orally on the record or in writing a court composed only of a military judge and the military judge approves the request.
Special court-martial
(c) A special court-martial consists of:
(1) a military judge and not less than four members; or
(2) a military judge alone:
(i) if the case is so referred by the convening authority, subject to § 13A-404 of this subtitle; or
(ii) if the case is referred under item (1) of this subsection and, before the court is assembled, the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge and after consultation with defense counsel, requests, orally on the record or in writing, a court composed of a military judge alone and the military judge approves the request.
Summary court-martial
(d) A summary court-martial consists of one commissioned officer.

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Added by Acts 2020, c. 592, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 13A-401, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 13A-401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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