48-2402a. (KCMJ Art. 19) Jurisdiction of special courts-martial.
48-2402a
48-2402a. (KCMJ Art. 19) Jurisdiction of special courts-martial.Special courts-martial have jurisdiction to try personssubject to this code for any offense made punishable by this code. Specialcourts-martial may, under such limitations as the governor may prescribe,adjudge any punishment not forbidden by the code, except dishonorabledischarge, dismissal, confinement for more than three months or forfeitureof pay for more than three months. A bad-conduct discharge may not beadjudged unless a complete record of the proceedings and verbatim testimonyhas been made, counsel pursuant to K.S.A. 48-2505 and amendments theretowas detailed to represent the accused and a military judge was detailed tothe trial, except in cases in which a military judge was not detailed, theconvening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be appendedto the record, stating the reasons a military judge could not be detailed.
History: L. 1988, ch. 191, § 14; July 1.