{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-13-66","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-66","heading":"Rehearings.","body":"(a) If the convening authority disapproves the findings and sentence of a court-martial, he or she may, except where there is lack of sufficient evidence in the record to support the findings, order a rehearing. In that case, the convening authority shall state the reasons for disapproval. If the convening authority disapproves the findings and sentence and does not order a rehearing, he or she shall dismiss the charges.\n(b) Each rehearing shall take place before a court-martial composed of members not members of the court-martial that first heard the case. Upon a rehearing, the accused may not be tried for any offense of which he or she was found not guilty by the first court-martial, and no sentence in excess of, or more severe than, the original sentence may be imposed, unless the sentence is based upon a finding of guilty of an offense not considered upon the merits in the original proceedings, or unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.","path":["Title 30 Military Affairs and Defense","Chapter 13 Rhode Island Code of Military Justice"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE30/30-13/30-13-66.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:09Z","sha256":"a1c346a228188e42eca094e3ce5f9605fb25d89bb3ab42c54cb8d38a950e2ee6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-13-65","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-13-67"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}