Rhode Island General Laws 30-13-35. Forwarding of charges
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When a person is held for trial by general court-martial, the commanding officer shall, within eight (8) days after the accused is ordered into arrest or confinement, if practicable, forward the charges, together with the investigation and allied papers, to the governor. If that is not practicable, the commanding officer shall report, in writing, to the governor the reasons for delay.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-35; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 30-13-35
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Commanding officer: includes only commissioned officers;
(5) "Commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer;
(6) "Convening authority" includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding for the time being, or a successor in command;
(7) "Duty status other than active state duty" means any type of required duty other than that set forth in subdivision (2) of this section and includes travel to and from that duty;
(8) "Enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade;
(9) "Grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designed as a grade by law or regulation;
(10) Law officer" means an official of a general court-martial detailed in accordance with § 30-13-28
(11) "Law specialist" means a commissioned officer of the organized naval militia of the state designated for special duty (law);
(12) "Legal officer" means any commissioned officer of the organized naval militia of the state designated to perform legal duties for a command;
(13) "May" is used in a permissive sense. See Rhode Island General Laws 30-13-1 - in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.