Section 13-813 - Sentencing.
§ 13-813. Sentencing.
(a) Imposition of sentence.-
(1) After imposing a sentence of imprisonment and on approval of the findings and sentence of the court by the officer appointing the court, the individual presiding over a court-martial shall make out and sign a certificate entitling the case that includes:
(i) the name of the accused;
(ii) the date and place of trial;
(iii) the date of approval of the sentence; and
(iv) the manner, place, and term of imprisonment.
(2) The individual presiding over the court-martial shall deliver the certificate entitling the case to the sheriff of the county where the sentence is to be executed or the Commissioner of Correction.
(b) Execution of sentence.- A sheriff or the Commissioner of Correction who receives a certificate under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall carry out the execution of the specified sentence in the manner provided for commitments to service of terms of imprisonment in criminal cases in courts of the State.
[An. Code 1957, art. 65, § 44; 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]