KRS 35.260: Number of votes required.
Where this section sits in the code
- KRS Chapter 35
(1) No person may be convicted of an offense except as provided in KRS 35.225(2) or
by the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the members present at the time the vote is
taken.
(2) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court -
martial shall be determined by a majority vote, but a determination to reconsider a
finding of guilty or to reconsider a sentence, with a view toward decreasing it, may
be made by any lesser vote which indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed
by t he number of votes required for that finding or sentence. A tie vote on a
challenge disqualifies the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion relating to the
question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on
any other question shall be a determination in favor of the accused.
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