California · Through 2026-09-13

MVC § 458.1

The Courts-Martial Appellate Panel shall have power over the following:
(a) The issuance of extraordinary writs relative to all matters arising under the following:
(1) The provisions of this code.
(2) The Uniform Code of Military Justice.
(3) Any regulation issued by the Governor pertaining to members of the California active militia.
(4) Court-martial actions pending before any military judge of the California Military Department.
(b) Adjudicating appeals of sentences of a court-martial that have been approved by the convening authority, as described in Section 455.1, and which include:
(1) Dismissal, in the case of a commissioned or warrant officer.
(2) Dishonorable discharge, in the case of an enlisted person.
(3) Bad-conduct discharge, in the case of an enlisted person.
(4) Forfeiture of all pay and allowances.
(5) Any confinement.
(c) The practices and procedures of the Courts-Martial Appellate Panel shall follow the federal Manual for Courts-Martial described in Section 102 and the California Manual for Courts-Martial.

Where this section sits in the code

Military and Veterans Code - MVC
DIVISION 2. THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE [100. - 567.]
PART 1. THE STATE MILITIA [100. - 491.3.]
CHAPTER 9. Military Courts [450. - 475.]

The Courts-Martial Appellate Panel shall have power over the following:

(a) The issuance of extraordinary writs relative to all matters arising under the following:

(1) The provisions of this code.

(2) The Uniform Code of Military Justice.

(3) Any regulation issued by the Governor pertaining to members of the California active militia.

(4) Court-martial actions pending before any military judge of the California Military Department.

(b) Adjudicating appeals of sentences of a court-martial that have been approved by the convening authority, as described in Section 455.1, and which include:

(1) Dismissal, in the case of a commissioned or warrant officer.

(2) Dishonorable discharge, in the case of an enlisted person.

(3) Bad-conduct discharge, in the case of an enlisted person.

(4) Forfeiture of all pay and allowances.

(5) Any confinement.

(c) The practices and procedures of the Courts-Martial Appellate Panel shall follow the federal Manual for Courts-Martial described in Section 102 and the California Manual for Courts-Martial.

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