Georgia Statutes
§ 38-2-1059 — Effect of error of law on appeal; material prejudice; lesser included offense
Georgia § 38-2-1059
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title38
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1059 (2026).
Text
(a)A finding or sentence of a court-martial shall 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, instead, so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.
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Legislative History
Added by 2015 Ga. Laws 99,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Nearby Sections
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§ 38-2-1
Short title§ 38-2-1000
Short title§ 38-2-1001
Definitions§ 38-2-1002
Applicability; jurisdiction§ 38-2-1003
Discharge fraudulently obtained§ 38-2-1004
Calculating forfeiture punishments§ 38-2-1005
Territorial applicability of article§ 38-2-1007
Apprehension§ 38-2-1010
Restraint of persons charged with offenses§ 38-2-1011
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 38-2-1059, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/38-2-1059.