{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5717","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 5717","heading":"Number of votes required.","body":"(a) Conviction.--No person subject to this part shall be convicted of any offense, except as provided in section 5710(b) (relating to pleas of accused) or by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.\n(b) Other matters.--All other matters to be decided by the members of a general or special 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 relating to the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other matter is a determination in favor of the accused.","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART IV MILITARY JUSTICE","CHAPTER 57 TRIAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=57\u0026sctn=17\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"e947ccf75a43b705c81d906db1708c0ce50f2f6672490f06855e08846330f923","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5716","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5718"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}