Error of law; lesser included offense
Known as the Mississippi Code
The act spans §§ 33–33 (136 sections).
Codes, 1942, § 8529-60; Laws, 1966, ch. 538, § 60; Laws, 1981, ch. 362, § 60, eff from and after July 1, 1981.
(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) Any 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.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.