Conviction to be by concurrence, exception — general court-martial majority, when — tie vote on challenge, effect
Effective Aug 28, 1984(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 53)
- 1. No person may be convicted of an offense, except by the concurrence of all of the members present at the time the vote is taken unless such person enters a guilty plea.
- 2. All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of all of the members present at the time that the vote is taken.
- 3. All other questions to be decided by the members of a general court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote, but a determination to reconsider a finding of guilty or to reconsider a sentence with a view toward decreasing it may be made by a lesser vote which indicates a different result would be obtained. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged.
(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 53)