Execution of Sentence Extending to Dismissal or Dishonorable or Bad Conduct Discharge

  1. Law
  2. Georgia Code
  3. Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs
  4. Military Affairs
  5. Code of Military Justice
  6. Review of Courts-Martial
  7. Execution of Sentence Extending to Dismissal or Dishonorable or Bad Conduct Discharge

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  1. If the sentence of the court-martial extends to dismissal or a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge and if the right of the accused to appellate review is not waived and an appeal is not withdrawn under Code Section 38-2-1061, that part of the sentence extending to dismissal or a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge shall not be executed until there is a final judgment as to the legality of the proceedings. A judgment as to the legality of the proceedings shall be final in such cases when review is completed by an appellate court as provided for in Code Section 38-2-1067 and is deemed final by the law of this state.
  2. If the sentence of the court-martial extends to dismissal or a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge and if the right of the accused to appellate review is waived or an appeal is withdrawn under Code Section 38-2-1061, that part of the sentence extending to dismissal or a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge shall not be executed until review of the case by the state judge advocate and any action on that review under Code Section 38-2-1064 is completed. Any other part of a court-martial sentence may be ordered executed by the convening authority or other person acting on the case under Code Section 38-2-1060 when so approved under that Code section.
  3. The convening authority may suspend the execution of any sentence or part thereof.

(Code 1981, §38-2-1071, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Military and Civil Defense, § 226.


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