Arkansas Code § 12-64-523 - Convictions, Sentences, Etc. -- Number of Votes Required

(a) No person may be convicted of an offense except by the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the members present at the time the vote is taken.

(b) All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the members present at the time that the vote is taken.

(c) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote.

(d) (1) A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged.

(2) A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused.

(3) A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.

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