West Virginia Code 15-1E-22 – Who may convene general courts-martial
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(a) General courts-martial may be convened by:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 15-1E-22
- accuser: means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
- commanding officer: includes only commissioned officers of the state military forces and shall include officers in charge only when administering nonjudicial punishment under Section fifteen of this article. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
- officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
- State: means one of the several states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
(1) The Governor;
(2) The Adjutant General;
(3) The commanding officer of a force of the state military forces;
(4) The commanding officer of a division or a separate brigade; or
(5) The commanding officer of a separate wing.
(b) If any such commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority and may in any case be convened by such superior authority if considered desirable by such authority.