Minnesota Statutes 192A.20 – Governor May Prescribe Rules
The procedure, including modes of proof, in cases before military courts and other military tribunals organized under this code may be prescribed by the governor or the adjutant general by rules, which shall, so far as the governor or the adjutant general considers practicable, apply the principles of law and the rules of evidence generally recognized in the manual for courts-martial of the United States, but which may not be contrary to or inconsistent with this code.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 192A.20
- Code: means this chapter;
(4) "Commanding officer" means a commissioned officer who is in command of any unit;
(5) "Commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer;
(6) "Convening authority" includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding or temporarily commanding, or a successor in command;
(7) "Enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade;
(8) "Federal active service" has the meaning given in section 190. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces of the United States or any state;
(13) "Military court" means a court-martial, a court of inquiry;
(14) "Officer" means commissioned or warrant officer;
(15) "Rank" means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces;
(16) "Shall" is used in a mandatory sense;
(17) "State judge advocate" means the commissioned officer responsible for supervising the administration of the military justice in the state military forces and appointed pursuant to section 192A. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015