{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-27-208","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 27-208","heading":"Effect of error of law. Approval of guilty finding may be limited to lesser offense.","body":"(a) A finding or sentence of a court-martial may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.\n(b) Any reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty may approve or affirm so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.","path":["TITLE 27. ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 507. CONNECTICUT CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_507.htm#sec_27-208","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:08Z","sha256":"8b1874d86e631fea893fc03b48bbbbf769ef0f10fe1bae5a605723fb61ab9d4c","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-27-207","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-27-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}