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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 52. (1) An individual must not be convicted of an offense in a general or special court-martial, except under any of the following circumstances:
(a) After a plea of guilty under section 45. 1
(b) By a military judge in a court-martial with a military judge alone under section 16. 2
(c) In a court-martial with members under section 16, by the concurrence of 3/4 of the members present at the time the vote is taken.
(2) Each sentence imposed by a court-martial must be determined by the concurrence of 3/4 of the members present at the time that the vote is taken.
(3) Any other question to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial must be determined by a majority vote, but the determination to reconsider a finding of guilty or reconsider a sentence, to decrease or lessen the sentence, may be made by a lesser vote that indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required for that finding or sentence.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 32. Military Establishment § 32.1052 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-32-military-establishment/mi-comp-laws-32-1052/
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