LAC 41:II.601 – Applicability of Trial Guides

A. Court-Martial Trial Guides. A guide for the conduct of Summary Courts-Martial is located in Appendix B of this Regulation. The Military Judge’s Benchbook, DA Pam 27-9, shall be consulted as a guide for Special and General Courts-Martial. The benchbook contains scripts for GCMs and SPCMs. Trial procedures shall conform generally to the Guide applicable to the level of court-martial being conducted.
B. Deviation Not Necessarily Reversible Error. Deviation from the suggested script language shall not constitute reversible error unless a substantial right of the accused is thereby violated.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 29:11(F).

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the Office of the Governor, State Military Department, LR 35:2396 (November 2009).