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Provision 1301(e)
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Section 1. Part II of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, is amended as follows:
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(ii) R.C.M. 1301(e) is amended to read as follows:
"(e) Counsel. The accused at a summary court-martial has a right to military defense counsel. The accused may expressly waive the right to be represented by defense counsel and may thereafter conduct the defense personally. Such waiver shall be accepted by the summary court-martial officer only upon finding that the accused is competent to understand the disadvantages of self-representation and that the waiver is voluntary and understanding. The right of the accused to conduct the defense personally may be revoked if the accused is disruptive or fails to follow basic rules of decorum and procedure."
1301(e)
Counsel.The accused at a summary court-martial has a right to military defense counsel. The accused may expressly waive the right to be represented by defense counsel and may thereafter conduct the defense personally. Such waiver shall be accepted by the summary court-martial officer only upon finding that the accused is competent to understand the disadvantages of self-representation and that the waiver is voluntary and understanding. The right of the accused to conduct the defense personally may be revoked if the accused is disruptive or fails to follow basic rules of decorum and procedure.
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1301(e)
Counsel.The accused at a summary court-martial does not have the right to counsel. If the accused has counsel qualified under R.C.M. 502(d)(2), that counsel may be permitted to represent the accused at the summary court-martial if such appearance will not unreasonably delay the proceedings and if military exigencies do not preclude it.