Arkansas § 12-64-608 - General or special court-martial — Authorized sentence after declaration of war prior to jurisdiction of United States Code of Military Justice.
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§ 12-64-608. General or special court-martial — Authorized sentence after declaration of war prior to jurisdiction of United States Code of Military Justice.
A general or special court-martial convened for the trial of a person charged with committing an offense after the declaration of a war or national emergency and before the time when he or she is brought under the jurisdiction of the United States Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 801 et seq., may, upon conviction, adjudge such punishment as may be appropriate except that it may not exceed that authorized for a similar offense by the United States Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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Section 12-64-608 ("General or special court-martial — Authorized sentence after declaration of war prior to jurisdiction of United States Code of Military Justice.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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