Louisiana § RS 29:153 - Article 53. Findings and sentencing
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§ RS 29:153. Article 53. Findings and sentencing
A. Announcement. A court-martial shall announce its findings and sentence to the parties as soon as determined.
B. Sentencing generally.
(1) General and special court-martial
(a) Sentencing by military judge. Except as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, if the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial, the military judge shall sentence the accused.
(b) Sentencing by members. If the accused is convicted of an offense by general or special court-martial consisting of a military judge and members and the accused elects sentencing by members under Article 25 of this Code, the members shall sentence the accused.
(c) Sentence of the accused. The sentence determined pursuant to this Paragraph constitutes the sentence of the accused.
(2) Summary courts-martial. If the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial by summary court-martial, the court-martial shall sentence the accused.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 29:153 ("Article 53. Findings and sentencing") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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