Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 48 > Article 21 - Code of Military Justice; General Provisions

• Active state duty: means full-time duty in the active military service of the state under an order of the governor issued under authority vested in the governor by law, performance of regular duties by technicians, regularly scheduled drills and other legally called assemblies, including travel to and from such duty. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101
• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• Code: means this act. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Grade: means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101
• Judge advocate: means :

  (a) An officer of the judge advocate general's corps of the army or the navy or of the state military forces;

  (b) an officer of the air force or the marine corps who is designated as a judge advocate; or

  (c) an officer of the coast guard who is designated as a law specialist. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101

• Judge advocate general: means the commissioned officer responsible for supervising the administration of the military justice in the state military forces. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101
• 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.
• Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101
• Military judge: means an official of a general or special court-martial detailed in accordance with this code. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101
• Officer: means commissioned or warrant officer. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101
• Rank: means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• State military forces: means the national guard of the state, as defined in section 101 (3) of title 32, United States Code, and any other military force organized under the laws of the state. See Kansas Statutes 48-2101
• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.