Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:165

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

A.  When the governor is the convening authority, the adjutant general shall send the entire record, including the opinion or opinions of the state judge advocate, to the governor.

B.  If the sentence of a special court-martial as approved by the convening authority includes a bad conduct discharge, whether or not suspended, the record shall be sent to the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction.  If the sentence as approved by the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction includes a bad conduct discharge, whether or not suspended, the record shall be sent to the governor.

C.  All other special and summary court-martial records shall be reviewed by the staff judge advocate or legal officer of the appropriate component of the state military forces, and shall be transmitted and disposed of under such regulations as the governor may prescribe.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.

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