- (a) A finding or sentence of a court-martial may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.
- (b) Any reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty may approve or affirm, instead, so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 57.)
| Historical and Revision Notes |
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| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 859(a) 859(b) | 50:646(a). 50:646(b). | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 59), 64 Stat. 127. |
The word “may” is substituted for the word “shall”.