(a) If the sentence of the court-martial extends to dismissal or bad-conduct discharge and if the right of the accused to appellate review is not waived, and an appeal is not withdrawn under Section 31-2A-61 (Article 61), that part of the sentence extending to dismissal or bad-conduct discharge may not be executed until there is a final judgment as to the legality of the proceedings. A judgment as to the legality of the proceedings is final in such cases when review is completed by an appellate court prescribed in Section State Appellate Authority” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2022″ statecd=”AL” title=”31″>31-2A-67 (Article 67), and is deemed final by the law of the State of Alabama.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2A-71

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) If the sentence of the court-martial extends to dismissal or bad conduct discharge and if the right of the accused to appellate review is waived, or an appeal is withdrawn under Section 31-2A-61 (Article 61), that part of the sentence extending to dismissal or a bad-conduct discharge may not be executed until review of the case by the senior judge advocate and any action on that review under Section 31-2A-64 (Article 64) is completed. Any other part of a court-martial sentence may be ordered executed by the convening authority or other person acting on the case under Section 31-2A-60 (Article 60) when so approved under that article.
(c) The convening authority may suspend the execution of any sentence or part thereof.
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