{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-59","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-1E-59","heading":"Error of law; lesser included offense.","body":"(a) A finding or sentence of a court-martial may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.\n(b) Any reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty may approve or affirm, instead, so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 1E. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.","PART IX. POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-1E-59/","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":"b2ac463bfeb65555acb504b29045b8af56cfba3b50b37e70af2f9b3962baa0c1","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-58b","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}