Chapter XII · Appeals and Review

R.C.M. 1207. Sentences requiring approval by the President

2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, United States

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No part of a court-martial sentence extending to death may be executed until approved by the President.
Discussion
See Article 57(a)(3). See also R.C.M. 1203 and 1204 concerning review by the Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in capital cases.
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Provisions elsewhere in the Manual whose text cites R.C.M. 1207. Each link opens the citing provision.

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A sentence of death may not be ordered executed until approved by the President. See R.C.M. 1207. A sentence of death which has been finally ordered executed will be carried out in the manner prescribed by…
R.C.M. 1102(b)(5)(B) — Execution and effective date of sentences
only after the approval of the President under R.C.M. 1207.
Discussion under R.C.M. 1204(c)(2)(C) — Review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
See Article 57(a)(3) and R.C.M. 1207.
R.C.M. 1207 cites

Provisions named in the text of R.C.M. 1207. Where the cited provision is on this site, the link opens it.