§ 12-64-509 — Unlawfully influencing action of court

(a) No authority convening a general, special, or summary court-martial nor any other commanding officer or officer serving on the staff thereof may censure, reprimand, or admonish the court or any member, military judge, or counsel thereof with respect to the findings or sentence adjudged by the court or with respect to any other exercise of its or his or her functions in the conduct of the proceeding. (b) No person subject to this code may attempt to coerce or by any unauthorized means influence the action of the court-martial or any other military tribunal or any member thereof in reaching the findings or sentence in any case or the action of any convening, approving, or reviewing authority with respect to his or her judicial acts.

Legislative History

Acts 1969, No. 50, § 83; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-638; Acts 1987, No. 125, § 6; 1987 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 30, § 1.