{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-29-152","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 29:152","heading":"Article 52. Number of votes required","body":"A. No person may be convicted of an offense, except as provided in Article 45(B) or by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.\nB. All other questions to be decided by the members of a general 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 the 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 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. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.","path":["TITLE 29. MILITARY, NAVAL, AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=85378","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:43Z","sha256":"f8e59c5b284785f260ed7dbe57eb207cc380d952dfa420989fd7a85109ea0778","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-29-151","next":"us-la/rs-29-153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}