{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-1-2770","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2770","heading":"Number of votes required.","body":"No person may be convicted of an offense, except as provided in SECTION 25-1-2735 or by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.\nAll other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial must be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.","path":["Title 25 - MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 1 Military Code","ARTICLE 19 Code of Military Justice for the National Guard"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t25c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:53:39Z","sha256":"90a2262c667748ae365a4f1faf0215468c35a580e8725d5424fd255c71715fb5","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-1-2765","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-1-2775"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}