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A. The three kinds of courts-martial in the state military forces are:
(1) general courts-martial, consisting of:
(a) a military judge and not less than six members; or
(b) only a military judge, if before the court is assembled the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge, and after consultation with defense counsel, requests in writing a court composed only of a military judge and the military judge approves.
(2)(a) special courts-martial, consisting of a military judge and not less than six members; or
(b) only a military judge, if before the court is assembled the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge, and after consultation with defense counsel, requests in writing a court composed only of a military judge and the military judge approves.
(3) summary courts-martial, consisting of one commissioned officer.
B. A waiver of the right to a trial by members may be waived by the accused, but such waiver shall be exercised no later than forty-five days prior to commencement of trial on the merits in the court-martial. A waiver, once exercised, may not be revoked by the accused.
(1) Trees whose trunks stand partly on the land of two or more coterminous owners belong to them in common.
(2) Trees whose trunks stand wholly upon the land of one owner belong exclusively to that landowner, although their roots grow into the land of another.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 29, § 116. Article 16. Courts-martial classified - last updated January 01, 2019 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-29-sect-116/
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