§ 29:153 — Article 53. Findings and sentencing

§153. Article 53. Findings and sentencing
A. Announcement. A court-martial shall announce its findings and sentence to the
parties as soon as determined.
B. Sentencing generally.
(1) General and special court-martial
(a) Sentencing by military judge. Except as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this
Paragraph, if the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial, the military judge shall
sentence the accused.
(b) Sentencing by members. If the accused is convicted of an offense by general or
special court-martial consisting of a military judge and members and the accused elects
sentencing by members under Article 25 of this Code, the members shall sentence the
accused.
(c) Sentence of the accused. The sentence determined pursuant to this Paragraph
constitutes the sentence of the accused.
(2) Summary courts-martial. If the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial by
summary court-martial, the court-martial shall sentence the accused.

Legislative History

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.