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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 31-2A-59: (Article 59.) Error of Law; Lesser Included Offense.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 31 Military Affairs and Civil Defense.
  2. Chapter 2A Military Justice.
  3. Part IX Post-Trial Procedure and Review of Courts-Martial.

(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, instead, so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.

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