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2022 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS
Chapter 59 - Posttrial Procedure and Review of Courts-martial
Section 5901 - Error of law; lesser included offense
Universal Citation: 51 PA Cons Stat § 5901 (2022)
§ 5901. Error of law; lesser included offense.
(a) Error of law.--A finding or sentence of a court-martial shall not be held incorrect on the grounds of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.
(b) Approval of lesser offense.--Any reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty may approve or affirm so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.
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