{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-64-523","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-64-523","heading":"Convictions, sentences, etc. - Number of votes required","body":"(a) No person may be convicted of an offense except by the concurrence of three-fourths (3/4) of the members present at the time the vote is taken. (b) All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of three-fourths (3/4) of the members present at the time that the vote is taken. (c) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote. (d) (1) A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged. (2) A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. (3) A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused. Amended by Act 2019, No. 211,§ 17, eff. 2/26/2019. Acts 1969, No. 50, § 98; A.S.A. 1947, § 11-653.\n\n(a) No person may be convicted of an offense except by the concurrence of three-fourths (3/4) of the members present at the time the vote is taken.\n\n(b) All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of three-fourths (3/4) of the members present at the time that the vote is taken.\n\n(c) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote.\n\n(d) (1) A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged. (2) A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. (3) A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.\n\n(1) A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged.\n\n(2) A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused.\n\n(3) A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 64","Subchapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"b748b057df3c5987bd1bc4a81d1564685fd5b0f31cf479bc82094fbe71568aa4","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-64-522","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-64-524"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}