Connecticut General Statutes 27-164 – Commanding officer may convene special courts-martial
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(a) In the state military forces not in federal service, the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command, may convene special courts-martial. Special courts-martial may also be convened by superior authority. If any such officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 27-164
- Accuser: means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- Commanding officer: includes only commissioned officers. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- Commissioned officer: includes a commissioned warrant officer. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- Officer: means commissioned or warrant officer. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- State military forces: means the National Guard of the state, as defined in Section 101(3) of Title 32, United States Code, the organized naval militia of the state, and any other military force organized under the laws of the state and shall include the organized militia as defined in section 27-2. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
(b) No special court-martial shall try a commissioned officer.