Michigan Compiled Laws
Article 7 - (32.1036...32.1054)
Section 32.1048 - Military Court; Contempt Power; Punishment.

Sec. 48.
A military court may punish for contempt a person subject to this code who wilfully and unlawfully refuses to be sworn or to affirm as a witness or who refuses to answer a legal or proper question or who uses a menacing word, sign, or gesture in the court's presence, or who disturbs the court proceedings by riot or disorder. The punishment for contempt in a summary court-martial proceeding shall be imprisonment for not more than 25 days, or a fine of not more than $25.00, or both. The punishment for contempt in any other military court shall be imprisonment for not more than 100 days, or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.
History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981

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Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 32 - Military Establishment

Act 523 of 1980 - Michigan Code of Military Justice of 1980 (32.1001 - 32.1148)

Article 7 - (32.1036...32.1054)

Section 32.1036 - Procedure to Conform With Code, Rules, and Manual for Courts-Martial United States, 1969; Rules of Evidence.

Section 32.1037 - Convening Authority or Commanding Officer; Censuring, Reprimanding, or Admonishing Court; Coercing or Influencing by Unauthorized Means; Action of Court-Martial or Member of Court-Martial; Applicability; Preparing Report or Making D...

Section 32.1038 - Duties of Trial Counsel; Right of Accused to Representation by Civilian Counsel, Military Counsel, or Defense Counsel; Associate Counsel; Conviction; Brief; Assistant Trial Counsel and Assistant Defense Counsel; Performance of Dutie...

Section 32.1039 - Military Judge; Calling Court Into Session Without Presence of Members; Purposes; Proceedings to Be Made Part of Record and Conducted in Presence of Certain Persons.

Section 32.1040 - Continuances.

Section 32.1041 - Challenges for Cause and Peremptory Challenges.

Section 32.1042 - Persons Required to Take Oath or Affirmation in Presence of Accused; Examination of Witnesses on Oath or Affirmation.

Section 32.1043 - Trial and Punishment; Limitations; Computation of Time Period.

Section 32.1044 - Trial of Accused Twice for Same Offense Prohibited.

Section 32.1045 - Entering Plea of Not Guilty in Record; Entering Finding of Guilty Where Plea of Guilty Made and Accepted; Withdrawal of Guilty Plea.

Section 32.1046 - Obtaining Witnesses and Other Evidence; Equal Opportunity; Powers of Military Judge or Summary Court Officer; Process Issued in Court-Martial to Run to Any Part of State.

Section 32.1047 - Offenses Against State; Compliance With Subpoena; Attendance, Qualification, and Testifying as Witness; Production of Evidence; Trial; Jurisdiction; Punishment.

Section 32.1048 - Military Court; Contempt Power; Punishment.

Section 32.1049 - Depositions.

Section 32.1050 - Reading in Evidence Sworn Testimony of Person Whose Oral Testimony Not Obtainable; Conditions.

Section 32.1050a - Lack of Mental Responsibility as Affirmative Defense.

Section 32.1051 - Voting by Members of Court-Martial on Findings and on Sentence; Rulings by Military Judge Upon Questions of Law or Interlocutory Questions; Finality; Instructing Court as to Elements of Offense and Charge; Court-Martial Composed of...

Section 32.1052 - Conviction and Sentence; Concurrence of 2/3 of Members Present Required; Determination of Questions by Majority Vote or Lesser Vote; Tie Vote.

Section 32.1053 - Announcement by Court-Martial of Findings and Sentence.

Section 32.1054 - Record of Proceedings; Authentication; Contents; Filing Original and Copies of Trial Record.