2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS
Chapter 13 - Mississippi Code of Military Justice.
33-13-409 - Rehearings.

§ 33-13-409. Rehearings.
 

(a)  If the convening authority disapproves the finding and sentence of a court-martial he may, except where there is lack of sufficient evidence in the record to support the findings, order a rehearing. In such a case he shall state the reasons for disapproval. If he disapproves the findings and sentence and does not order a hearing, he shall dismiss the charges. 

(b)  Each rehearing shall take place before a court-martial composed of members not members of the court-martial which first heard the case. Upon a rehearing the accused may not be tried for any offense of which he was found not guilty by the first court-martial, and no sentence in excess of or more severe than the original sentence may be imposed, unless the sentence is based upon a finding of guilty of an offense not considered upon the merits in the original proceedings, or unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8529-64; Laws,  1966, ch. 538, § 64, eff from and after June 1, 1966.
 

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