§ 130.19. Jurisdiction of special courts-martial. Subject to section 130.17, special courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for any offense for which they may be punished by this code. Special courts-martial shall have the power to sentence to: confinement with hard labor for not exceeding one hundred days; fines not exceeding one hundred dollars; confinement with hard labor in lieu of fines imposed not exceeding one day for each dollar of fine imposed; forfeiture of pay and allowances not exceeding one hundred dollars; bad conduct discharge; reprimand; reduction of noncommissioned officers to an inferior grade; and to combine any two or more of such punishments in the sentences imposed. A bad conduct discharge shall not be adjudged unless a complete record of the proceedings and testimony before the court has been made.

Terms Used In N.Y. Military Law 130.19

  • 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.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
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