{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-33-13-157","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-157","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-157","body":"(1) Subject to Section 33-13-153 , special courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code, except commissioned officers, for any offense for which they may be punished under this code. A special court-martial has the same powers or punishment as a general court-martial, except:\n\n(a) A fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and/or confinement of not more than one hundred (100) days for a single offense, and/or forfeiture of all pay and/or allowances.\n\n(b) A dishonorable discharge may not be imposed.\n\n(2) A dismissal of a warrant officer or a bad conduct discharge may not be adjudged unless a complete record of the proceedings and testimony has been made, counsel having the qualifications prescribed under Section 33-13-15(2) was detailed to represent the accused, and a military judge was detailed to the trial, except in any case in which a military judge could not be detailed to the trial because of physical conditions or military exigencies. In any such case in which a military judge was not detailed to the trial, the convening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be appended to the record, stating the reason or reasons a military judge could not be detailed.","path":["MS Code","Title 33"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"10e34813585896f09561f4fddd10bac4fcf2ba3a4d4c75cbedd041b32d20d5bd","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-33-13-155","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-33-13-159"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}