Massachusetts General Laws ch. 33A sec. 18 – Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.
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Article 18. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 33A sec. 18
- 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.
General courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for an offense made punishable by this code, and may, under such limitations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this code.