West Virginia Code 15-1E-18 – Jurisdiction of general courts-martial
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Subject to section seventeen of this article, general courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this article for any offense made punishable by this article, and may, under such limitations as the Governor may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this article.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 15-1E-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.
- Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10