Wisconsin Statutes 322.022 – Article 22 – Who may convene general courts-martial
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 322.022
- Accuser: means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused. See Wisconsin Statutes 322.001
- Commanding officer: includes only commissioned officers of the state military forces and shall include officers in charge only when administering nonjudicial punishment under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 322.001
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Wisconsin Statutes 322.001
- State military forces: means the Wisconsin army and air national guard, the national guard, as defined in 32 U. See Wisconsin Statutes 322.001
(1) General courts-martial may be convened by any of the following:
(a) The governor.
(b) The adjutant general.
(c) The commanding general officer of any force of the state military forces.
(d) The commanding officer of a division or a separate brigade.
(e) The commanding officer of a separate wing.
(2) If any commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority and may in any case be convened by a superior authority if considered desirable by the authority.