Connecticut General Statutes 27-159 – Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial
(a) Subject to § 27-156, summary courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code, except officers, for any offense made punishable by this code.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 27-159
- Code: means this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- Grade: means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation. 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.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) No person with respect to whom summary courts-martial have jurisdiction shall be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if he objects thereto, unless under § 27-154 he has been permitted and has elected to refuse punishment under that section. If objection to trial by summary court-martial is made by an accused who has not been permitted to refuse punishment under said section, trial shall be ordered by special or general court-martial, as may be appropriate.
(c) A summary court-martial may sentence to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars for a single offense, to forfeiture of pay and allowances of not more than twenty-five dollars, and to reduction of enlisted persons to a lower grade.