(a) The punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense shall not exceed such limits as prescribed by this article, but in no instance shall a sentence exceed more than ten years nor shall a sentence of death be adjudged. A conviction by general court-martial of any offense for which an accused may receive a sentence of confinement for more than one year shall be a felony offense. Except for convictions by a summary court-martial, all other convictions shall be misdemeanors. Any conviction by a summary court-martial shall not be a criminal conviction.
(b) The limits of punishment for violations of this article prescribed herein shall be the lesser of the sentences prescribed by the manual for courts-martial of the United States in effect on January 1, 2015, if such manual contains the offense, and any regulations or manual for courts-martial adopted in this state pursuant to Code Section 38-2-1036, but in no instance shall any punishment exceed that authorized by this article.
Section: 38-2-1055 38-2-1056 38-2-1057 38-2-1057.1 38-2-1058 38-2-1058.1 38-2-1058.2 NextLast modified: October 14, 2016