{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-26.05.475","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 26.05.475","heading":"Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel.","body":"(a) For each general and special court-martial, the convening authority shall detail trial counsel, defense counsel, and assistants, as appropriate.\n(b) A person who has acted as investigating officer, military judge, witness, or court member in a case may not act as trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, or, unless expressly requested by the accused, defense counsel or assistant or associate defense counsel in the case.\n(c) A person who has acted for the prosecution may not act in the same case for the defense. A person who has acted for the defense may not act in the same case for the prosecution.\n(d) Trial counsel or defense counsel detailed in a general or special court- martial must be\n(1) a judge advocate or, if serving as defense counsel, otherwise certified by the senior force judge advocate; and\n(2) admitted to the practice of law in this state or otherwise permitted to appear in an action in the courts of this state.","path":["Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace.","Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice.","Article 2. Military Justice."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#26.05.475","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:01Z","sha256":"1ed377c54e47c1e503ee46408767cec7356e077a0ae67459edf0e8e50967f6f6","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-26.05.470","next":"us-ak/as-26.05.480"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}