Connecticut Statutes

§ 27-208 — Effect of error of law. Approval of guilty finding may be limited to lesser offense.

Connecticut § 27-208
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 27Armed Forces and Veterans
Ch. 507Connecticut Code of Military Justice

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 27-208 (2026).

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(a)A finding or sentence of a court-martial may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.
(b)Any reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty may approve or affirm so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.

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Legislative History

(1967, P.A. 717, S. 68.)

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