Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1020: Summary court-martial; jurisdiction; objection by accused; powers of punishment.
Where this section sits in the code
- MI Code
- Chapter 32
- Act Act-523-of-1980
Sec. 20.
(1) A summary court-martial has jurisdiction to try an individual subject to this code, except an officer or a cadet, for an offense made punishable by this code.
(2) An individual must not be tried by a summary court-martial if, before trial, the individual objects to a summary court-martial. If objection to trial by summary court-martial is made by an accused, trial may be ordered by special or general court-martial, as appropriate.
(3) A summary court-martial may adjudge the same punishments as a general court-martial except that the summary court-martial may not adjudge the punishments of dismissal, dishonorable discharge or bad conduct discharge, confinement for more than 25 days, a fine of more than $500.00, or forfeiture of more than 2/3 of 1 month's pay.
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