Georgia § 38-2-1056 - Maximum sentencing limits.
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§ 38-2-1056. Maximum sentencing limits.
The punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense shall not exceed such limits as prescribed by this article, but in no instance shall a sentence exceed more than ten years nor shall a sentence of death be adjudged. A conviction by general court-martial of any offense for which an accused may receive a sentence of confinement for more than one year shall be a felony offense. Except for convictions by a summary court-martial, all other convictions shall be misdemeanors. Any conviction by a summary court-martial shall not be a criminal conviction. The limits of punishment for violations of this article prescribed in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be the lesser of the sentences prescribed by the manual for courts-martial of the United States in effect on January 1, 2015, if such manual contains the offense, and any regulations or manual for courts-martial adopted in this state pursuant to Code Section 38-2-1036 , but in no instance shall any punishment exceed that authorized by this article. (Code 1981, § 38-2-1056 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 38/HB 323.) U.S. Code. - For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 856.
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What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 38-2-1056 cover?
Section 38-2-1056 ("Maximum sentencing limits.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. 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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