Subchapter V · Composition of Courts-Martial
Article 25a. Number of court-martial members in capital cases
2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Recent revisions Summary of changes Cited by (1)(a) IN GENERAL.— In a case in which the accused may be sentenced to death, the number of members shall be 12.
(b) CASE NO LONGER CAPITAL.— Subject to section 829 of this title (article 29)—
(1) if a case is referred for trial as a capital case and, before the members are impaneled, the accused may no longer be sentenced to death, the number of members shall be eight; and
(2) if a case is referred for trial as a capital case and, after the members are impaneled, the accused may no longer be sentenced to death, the number of members shall remain 12.
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Uniform Code of Military Justice
Art. 16(b)(2) — Courts-martial classified
…consisting of a military judge and the number of members determined under section 825a of this title (article 25a), subject to sections 825(e)(3) and 829 of this title (articles 25(e)(3) and 29).
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