O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1023 (2019)

Convening of special courts-martial

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) Special courts-martial may be convened by the Governor, the adjutant general, the assistant adjutant general for army, or the assistant adjutant general for air.

(b) If any individual in subsection (a) of this Code section is an accuser, the special court-martial shall be convened by superior competent authority and may in any case be convened by such superior authority if considered desirable by such authority.

History

Code 1981, § 38-2-1023, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98. U.S. Code. - For similar provision in

Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 823.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Military and Civil Defense, § 176.