Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

KRS 35.325

Error of law -- Lesser included offense

Known as the Kentucky Code

The act spans §§ 35–35 (212 sections).

Effective: June 25, 2013 History: Amended 2013 Ky

(1) A finding or sentence of a court-martial may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.

(2) A reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty may approve or affirm, instead, so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.