{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-56","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-1E-56","heading":"Maximum limits.","body":"(a) The punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed such limits as prescribed by this article, but in no instance may a sentence exceed more than ten years for a military offense, nor shall a sentence of death be adjudged. A conviction by general court-martial of any military offense for which an accused may receive a sentence of confinement for more than one year is a felony offense. Except for convictions by a summary court-martial, all other military offenses are misdemeanors. Any conviction by a summary court-martial is not a criminal conviction.\n(b) The limits of punishment for violations of the punitive articles prescribed herein shall be lesser of the sentences prescribed by the manual for courts-martial of the United States in effect on January 1, 2004, and the state manual for courts-martial, but in no instance shall any punishment exceed that authorized by this article.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 1E. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-1E-56/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:38Z","sha256":"0c0231316bcf3d7ef0878f28397574181498bcc4bc075ca5b842b055dd985b0b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-55","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}