2017 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 322. Wisconsin code of military justice.
322.056 Article 56 — Maximum limits.

Universal Citation: WI Stat § 322.056 (2017)

322.056 Article 56 — Maximum limits.

(1) The punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed 10 years confinement.

(2) A conviction by a general court-martial of any military offense for which an accused may receive a sentence of confinement for more than 1 year is a felony offense.

(3) Except for convictions by a summary court-martial, all other offenses are misdemeanors.

(4) A conviction by a summary court-martial is not a criminal conviction.

(5) The limits of punishment for violations of the punitive sections under Subch. X shall be prescribed by the governor according to ss. 322.018 to 322.020, but under no instance shall any punishment exceed that authorized by this code.

History: 2007 a. 200; 2013 a. 165 s. 115.

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