- (a) The punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed such limits as prescribed by this code, but in no instance may a sentence exceed more than one year for a military offense, nor shall a sentence of death be adjudged. A conviction by a court-martial of any military offense is a misdemeanor as defined under the Code of Alabama 1975.
- (b) The limits of punishment for violations of the punitive articles prescribed herein shall be lesser of the sentences prescribed by the state manual for courts-martial, but in no instance shall any punishment exceed that authorized by this code.
(Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1.)