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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 26.05.445

  • convening authority: includes , in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding for the time being or a successor in command to the convening authority. See Alaska Statutes 26.05.990
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

The venue for convening a court-martial, trial, preliminary hearing, and presentation of charges to a state grand jury shall be determined at the discretion of the appropriate court-martial convening authority.