Connecticut General Statutes 27-184 – Oaths
(a) Before performing their respective duties, military judges, members of general and special courts-martial, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant or associate defense counsel, reporters, and interpreters shall take an oath to perform their duties faithfully. The form of the oath shall be as set forth in § 1-25. The Adjutant General shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 prescribing the time and place of the taking of the oath, the manner of recording the same, and whether the oath shall be taken for all cases in which those duties are to be performed or for a particular case. These regulations may provide that an oath to perform faithfully duties as a military judge, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, or assistant or associate defense counsel may be taken at any time by any judge advocate or other person certified to be qualified or competent for the duty, and if such an oath is taken it need not be taken again at the time the judge advocate, or other person is detailed to that duty.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 27-184
- Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- Military court: means a court-martial, a court inquiry, or a provost court. 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
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- oath: shall include affirmations in cases where by law an affirmation may be used for an oath, and, in like cases, the word "swear" shall include the word "affirm". See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) Each witness before a military court shall be examined on oath or affirmation.