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2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 38 - MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 2 - MILITARY AFFAIRS
ARTICLE 5 - CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
PART 7 - TRIAL PROCEDURES
§ 38-2-447 - Number of votes required

O.C.G.A. 38-2-447 (2010)
38-2-447. Number of votes required


(a) No person shall be convicted of any offense, except by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.

(b) All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time that the vote is taken.

(c) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge shall disqualify the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity shall be a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question shall be a determination in favor of the accused.