{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5906","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 5906","heading":"Approval by convening authority.","body":"In acting on the findings and sentence of a court-martial, the convening authority shall approve only such findings of guilty, and the sentence or such part or amount of the sentence as the convening authority finds correct in law and fact and as he in his discretion determines should be approved. Unless the convening authority indicates otherwise, approval of the sentence shall constitute approval of the findings and sentence.","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=6\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"d2cd7b9c602f224681db9057f8110ae1c1b126d3d791d5d3ffdbda18097f7e9a","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5905","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5907"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}