Connecticut General Statutes 27-155 – Kinds of courts-martial
(a) In the state military forces not in federal service, there shall be general, special and summary courts-martial constituted like similar courts of the armed forces of the United States. They shall have the jurisdiction and powers, except as to punishments, and shall follow the forms and procedures provided for those courts.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 27-155
- Commissioned officer: includes a commissioned warrant officer. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- 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.
- Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- Military judge: means an official of a general or special court-martial appointed in accordance with §. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- State military forces: means the National Guard of the state, as defined in Section 101(3) of Title 32, United States Code, the organized naval militia of the state, and any other military force organized under the laws of the state and shall include the organized militia as defined in §. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
(b) There shall be three kinds of courts-martial: (1) General courts-martial, consisting of (A) a military judge and not less than five members; or (B) only a military judge, if, before the court is assembled, the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge and after consultation with defense counsel, requests in writing a court composed only of a military judge and the military judge approves; (2) special courts-martial, consisting of (A) not less than three members; or (B) a military judge and not less than three members; or (C) only a military judge, if, before the court is assembled, the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge and after consultation with defense counsel, requests in writing a court composed only of a military judge and the military judge approves; and (3) summary courts-martial, consisting of one commissioned officer.