{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5904","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 5904","heading":"Reconsideration and revision.","body":"(a) General rule.--The convening authority or other authorized party may order a proceeding in revision. A proceeding in revision may be ordered if there is an apparent error or omission in the record or if the record shows improper or inconsistent action by a court-martial with respect to the findings or sentence that can be rectified without material prejudice to the substantial rights of the accused.\n(b) Revision not authorized.--In no case may a proceeding in revision:\n(1) reconsider a finding of not guilty of any specification or a ruling which amounts to a finding of not guilty;\n(2) reconsider a finding of not guilty of any charge, unless there has been a finding of guilty under a specification laid under that charge which sufficiently alleges a violation of a punitive section of this title; or\n(3) increase the severity of the sentence unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART IV MILITARY JUSTICE","CHAPTER 59 POSTTRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=59\u0026sctn=4\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"3bc5a1886e5afd463766616eb3aef024a2f5b4435f927ab92af5c81b83fb3ea4","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5903","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}