If it can be avoided, no person subject to this code may be tried by a court-martial where any member is junior to the accused in rank or grade.
S.D. Codified Laws § 33-10-73
Court-martial member to be senior to accused
Known as the Uniform State Code
The act spans §§ 33-10-1 to 33-10-99 (287 sections).
Source: SL 2012, ch 175, § 54.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.