{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-39a-5-223","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 39A-5-223","heading":"Vote necessary for conviction or other questions -- Tie votes.","body":"(1) The accused may not be convicted of any offense except by a unanimous verdict of the members of the court present at the time the vote is taken.\n(2) All other questions decided by the members of a military court are determined by a majority vote. A determination to reconsider a finding of guilty, to reconsider a sentence, or to decrease a sentence, 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.\n(3)\n(a) A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged.\n(b) 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.\n(c) A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.","path":["Title 39A National Guard and Militia Act","Chapter 39A-5 Utah Code of Military Justice","Part 39A-5-2 Military Courts"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title39A/Chapter5/39A-5-S223.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"e3c0c467c31fd434a97c3f3d3b7aafa5671c0c7a09252f78f5c89392090afa3a","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-39a-5-222","next":"us-ut/utah-code-39a-5-224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}