{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5606","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 5606","heading":"Service of charges.","body":"The trial counsel to whom court-martial charges are referred for trial shall cause to be served upon the accused a copy of the charges upon which trial is to be had. No person shall, against the person's objection, be brought to trial in a general court-martial case within a period of five days after the service of charges upon the person or in a special court-martial within a period of three days after the service of charges upon the person.","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART IV MILITARY JUSTICE","CHAPTER 56 PRETRIAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=56\u0026sctn=6\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"59678206c51418fac41594b5f7a7a60ab1b287919d90b2b22458f739527b6f9c","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5605","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}