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S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2530

Types of courts-martial

Former SECTION 25-1-2530 [1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code SECTION 44-164; 1962 Code SECTION 44-164; 1964 (53) 2241] recodified as SECTIONS 25-1-2910, 25-1-2915 and 25-1-3025 by 1984 A…

There may be three types of courts-martial in the state military forces:

1. general court-martial, consisting of:

(a) a military judge and not less than five members; or

(b) only a military judge if, before the court is assembled, the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge, and after consultation with defense counsel, requests in writing a court composed only of a military judge, and the military judge approves;

2. special court-martial, consisting of:

(a) a military judge and not less than three members; or

(b) only a military judge, if one has been detailed to the court, and the accused under the same conditions as prescribed in item (b) of subsection 1 of this section so requests; and

3. summary court-martial, consisting of one officer, the state military judge, a judge advocate detailed to the court as the hearing officer, or a panel of three officers.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.