Alabama Code 31-2A-18. (Article 18.) Jurisdiction of general courts-martial
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2A-18
- 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.
Subject to Section 31-2A-17 (Article 17), general courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for any offense made punishable by this code, and, under such limitations as the Governor may prescribe, may adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this code.