Texas Government Code 432.103 – Same General Court-Martial Records
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 432.103
- Acquittal:
- Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
- A verdict of "not guilty."
- 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.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The convening authority shall refer the record of each general court-martial to the authority’s judge advocate who shall submit the judge advocate’s written opinion on the record to the convening authority. If the final action of the court resulted in an acquittal of all charges and specifications, the opinion is limited to questions of jurisdiction.