The Governor shall establish a Military Court-Martial Review Panel which shall be composed of one or more panels, and each such panel shall be composed of not less than three appellate military judges. The military judges selected for the Military Court-Martial Review Panel shall be active or retired judge advocates of the Department of Defense of the United States. Further composition and selection of judges for the panel shall be established by regulation pursuant to Sections 131 and 271 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. For the purpose of reviewing courts-martial cases, the body may sit in panels or as a whole in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Governor. All appeals of decisions of courts-martial shall proceed directly to the Military Court-Martial Review Panel.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.
Chapter 2A - Military Justice.
Part IX - Post-Trial Procedure and Review of Courts-Martial.
Section 31-2A-59 - (Article 59.) Error of Law; Lesser Included Offense.
Section 31-2A-60 - (Article 60.) Action by the Convening Authority.
Section 31-2A-61 - (Article 61.) Withdrawal of Appeal.
Section 31-2A-62 - (Article 62.) Appeal by the State.
Section 31-2A-63 - (Article 63.) Rehearings.
Section 31-2A-64 - (Article 64.) Review by the Senior Judge Advocate.
Section 31-2A-65 - (Article 65.) Disposition of Records After Review by the Convening Authority.
Section 31-2A-66 - (Article 66.) Military Court-Martial Review Panel.
Section 31-2A-67 - (Article 67.) Review by State Appellate Authority.
Section 31-2A-68 - (Article 68.) Reserved.
Section 31-2A-69 - (Article 69.) Reserved.
Section 31-2A-70 - (Article 70.) Appellate Counsel.
Section 31-2A-71 - (Article 71.) Execution of Sentence; Suspension of Sentence.
Section 31-2A-72 - (Article 72.) Vacation of Suspension.
Section 31-2A-73 - (Article 73.) Petition for a New Trial.
Section 31-2A-74 - (Article 74.) Remission and Suspension.
Section 31-2A-75 - (Article 75.) Restoration.
Section 31-2A-76 - (Article 76.) Finality of Proceedings, Findings, and Sentences.
Section 31-2A-76b - (Article 76b.) Lack of Mental Capacity or Mental Responsibility.