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10 U.S.C. § 825a - Art. 25a. Number of court-martial members in capital cases

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(a) In General.— In a case in which the accused may be sentenced to death, the number of members shall be 12.

(b) Case No Longer Capital.— Subject to section 829 of this title (article 29)—

(1) if a case is referred for trial as a capital case and, before the members are impaneled, the accused may no longer be sentenced to death, the number of members shall be eight; and

(2) if a case is referred for trial as a capital case and, after the members are impaneled, the accused may no longer be sentenced to death, the number of members shall remain 12.

(Added Pub. L. 107107, div. A, title V, § 582(b)(1), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1124; amended Pub. L. 114328, div. E, title LV, § 5183, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2900.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2016—Pub. L. 114328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In a case in which the accused may be sentenced to a penalty of death, the number of members shall be not less than 12, unless 12 members are not reasonably available because of physical conditions or military exigencies, in which case the convening authority shall specify a lesser number of members not less than five, and the court may be assembled and the trial held with not less than the number of members so specified. In such a case, the convening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be appended to the record, stating why a greater number of members were not reasonably available.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2016 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

Effective DateSection applicable with respect to offenses committed after Dec. 31, 2002, see section 582(d) of Pub. L. 107107, set out as an Effective Date of 2001 Amendment note under section 816 of this title.