Sec. 27-196. Record of proceedings. Authentication. Copy to accused. (a) Each
court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings of the trial of each case
brought before it and the record shall be authenticated by the signature of the president
and the military judge. If the record cannot be authenticated by either the president or
the military judge, by reason of his death, disability, or absence, it shall be signed by a
member in lieu of him. If both the president and the military judge are unavailable, the
record shall be authenticated by two members. A record of the proceedings of a trial in
which the sentence adjudged includes a bad-conduct discharge or is more than that
which could be adjudged by a special court-martial shall contain a verbatim account of
the proceedings and testimony before the court. All other records of trial shall contain
such matter and be authenticated in such manner as the Governor may by regulation
prescribe.
(b) A copy of the record of the proceedings of each general and special court-martial
shall be given to the accused as soon as it is authenticated. If a verbatim record of trial
by general court-martial is not required by subsection (a) of this section, but has been
made, the accused may buy such record under such regulations as the Governor may
prescribe.
(1967, P.A. 717, S. 56; P.A. 77-295, S. 9; P.A. 07-217, S. 127.)
History: P.A. 77-295 substituted "military judge" for "law officer" where appearing; P.A. 07-217 made a technical
change in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007.
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Sec. 27-207. Review by Governor or Judge Advocate. (a) If the convening authority is the Governor, his action on the review of any record of trial is final.
(b) In all other cases not covered by subsection (a) of this section, if the sentence
of a special court-martial as approved by the convening authority includes a bad-conduct
discharge, whether or not suspended, the entire record shall be sent to the appropriate
staff judge advocate or legal officer of the state force concerned to be reviewed in the
same manner as a record of trial by general court-martial. The record and the opinion
of the staff judge advocate or legal officer shall then be sent to the State Judge Advocate
for review.
(c) All other special and summary court-martial records shall be sent to the law
specialist or legal officer of the appropriate force of the state military forces and shall
be acted upon, transmitted and disposed of as may be prescribed by regulation of the
Governor.
(d) The State Judge Advocate shall review the record of trial in each case sent to
him or her for review as provided under subsection (b) of this section. If the final action
of the court-martial has resulted in an acquittal of all charges and specifications, the
opinion of the State Judge Advocate is limited to questions of jurisdiction.
(e) The State Judge Advocate shall take final action in any case reviewable by him.
(f) In a case reviewable by the State Judge Advocate under this section, the State
Judge Advocate may act only with respect to the findings and sentence as approved by
the convening authority. He may affirm only such findings of guilty, and the sentence
or such part or amount of the sentence, as he finds correct in law and fact and determines,
on the basis of the entire record, should be approved. In considering the record, he
may weigh the evidence, judge the credibility of witnesses, and determine controverted
questions of fact, recognizing that the trial court saw and heard the witnesses. If the
State Judge Advocate sets aside the findings and sentence, he may, except where the
setting aside is based on lack of sufficient evidence in the record to support the findings,
order a rehearing. If he sets aside the findings and sentence and does not order a rehearing,
he shall order that the charges be dismissed.
(g) In a case reviewable by the State Judge Advocate under this section, he shall
instruct the convening authority to act in accordance with his decision on the review.
If he has ordered a rehearing but the convening authority finds a rehearing impracticable,
he may dismiss the charges.
(h) The State Judge Advocate may order one or more boards of review each composed of not less than three commissioned officers of the state military forces, each of
whom must be a member of the bar of the highest court of the state. Each board of review
shall review the record of any trial by special court-martial, including a sentence to bad-conduct discharge, referred to it by the State Judge Advocate. Boards of review have
the same authority on review as the State Judge Advocate has under this section.
(1967, P.A. 717, S. 67; P.A. 07-217, S. 128, 129.)
History: P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (d), effective July 12, 2007.
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Sec. 27-242. Illegal disposition of captured property. Looting. (a) All persons
subject to this code shall secure all public property taken from the enemy for the service
of the United States, and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without
delay all captured and abandoned property in their possession, custody or control.
(b) Any person subject to this code who: (1) Fails to carry out the duties prescribed
in subsection (a) of this section; (2) buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes
of captured or abandoned property, whereby the person receives or expects any profit,
benefit, or advantage to the person or another directly or indirectly connected with the
person; or (3) engages in looting or pillaging shall be punished as a court-martial may
direct.
(1967, P.A. 717, S. 102; P.A. 07-217, S. 130.)
History: P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007.
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