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2020 Georgia Code
Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs
Chapter 2 - Military Affairs
Article 5 - Code of Military Justice
Part 7 - Trial Procedures
§ 38-2-1052. Number of Votes Required for Conviction

Universal Citation: GA Code § 38-2-1052 (2020)
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  1. No person shall be convicted of an offense, except:
    1. As provided in Code Section 38-2-1045;
    2. By the vote of two-thirds of the members;
    3. By a summary court-martial officer; or
    4. If a court-martial is composed of a military judge only, by decision of the military judge.
  2. If two-thirds of the members of a court-martial composed of members do not vote for a conviction, the accused shall be acquitted.
    1. All questions other than the questions provided for under subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote; provided, however, that a determination to reconsider a finding of guilty or to reconsider a sentence, with a view toward decreasing it, shall be made by any lesser vote which indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required for that finding or sentence.
    2. A tie vote on a challenge shall disqualify the member challenged.
    3. A tie vote on a motion relating to the question of the sanity of the accused shall be a determination against the accused.
    4. A tie vote on a question other than the questions provided for under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall be a determination in favor of the accused.

(Code 1981, §38-2-1052, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Military and Civil Defense, §§ 183, 216.

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