Kansas Statutes 48-2402a. (KCMJ Art. 19) Jurisdiction of special courts-martial
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 48-2402a
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Special courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for any offense made punishable by this code. Special courts-martial may, under such limitations as the governor may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by the code, except dishonorable discharge, dismissal, confinement for more than three months or forfeiture of pay for more than three months. A bad-conduct discharge may not be adjudged unless a complete record of the proceedings and verbatim testimony has been made, counsel pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 48-2505 and amendments thereto was detailed to represent the accused and a military judge was detailed to the trial, except in cases in which a military judge was not detailed, the convening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be appended to the record, stating the reasons a military judge could not be detailed.