Article 19. Jurisdiction of special courts-martial.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 33A sec. 19

  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • 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.

Special 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 except dishonorable discharge, dismissal, confinement for more than 1 year, forfeiture of pay exceeding 2/3 pay per month or forfeiture of pay for more than 1 year.