Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS
Chapter 57 - Trial Procedure

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 57 was added October 24, 2012, P.L.1506, No.192,...

Section 5701 - Governor and department may prescribe rules - (a) General rule.--Pretrial, trial and posttrial procedures, including modes of...

Section 5702 - Unlawfully influencing action of court - (a) General rule.--No authority convening a general, special or summary...

Section 5703 - Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel - (a) Trial counsel.--The trial counsel of a general or special...

Section 5704 - Sessions - (a) Proceedings in absence of members.--At any time after the...

Section 5705 - Continuances - The military judge of a court-martial or a summary court-martial...

Section 5706 - Challenges - (a) Challenges for cause.--The military judge and members of a...

Section 5707 - Oaths or affirmations - (a) General rule.--Before performing their respective duties, military judges, members...

Section 5708 - Statute of limitations - (a) Two-year limitation.--Except as otherwise provided in this part, a...

Section 5709 - Former jeopardy - (a) General rule.--No person subject to this part shall, without...

Section 5710 - Pleas of the accused - (a) Inadequacy or lack of pleading.--A plea of not guilty...

Section 5711 - Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence - (a) General rule.--The trial counsel, the defense counsel and the...

Section 5712 - Refusal to appear or testify - Any person not subject to this part who has been...

Section 5713 - Contempts - A military judge or summary court-martial officer may punish for...

Section 5714 - Depositions - (a) General rule.--At any time after charges have been signed,...

Section 5715 - Admissibility of records of courts of inquiry - (a) Court-martial.--In any case not extending to the dismissal of...

Section 5716 - Voting and rulings - (a) Findings, sentences and challenges.--Voting by members of a general...

Section 5717 - Number of votes required - (a) Conviction.--No person subject to this part shall be convicted...

Section 5718 - Court to announce action - Every court-martial shall announce its findings and sentence to the...

Section 5719 - Record of trial - (a) General and special courts-martial.--Each general and special courts-martial shall...

Section 5720 - Defense of lack of mental responsibility - (a) General rule.--It shall be an affirmative defense in a...

Section 5721 - Effect of finding of lack of mental capacity on trial proceedings - (a) Mental incapacity generally.--When the accused is determined under this...

Section 5722 - Trial finding of lack of mental responsibility - (a) Finding of lack of mental responsibility generally.--If an accused...