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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-64-523

Convictions, sentences, etc. — Number of votes required

Acts 1969, No. 50, § 98; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-653; Acts 2019, No. 211, § 17.

(1) No person may be convicted of an offense except by the concurrence of three-fourths (¾) of the members present at the time the vote is taken.

(2) All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of three-fourths (¾) of the members present at the time that the vote is taken.

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

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

(5) 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.

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

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.