R.S. 29:152

Article 52. Number of votes required ACTIVE

A. No person may be convicted of an offense, except as provided in Article 45(B) or by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.

B. All other questions to be decided by the members of a general court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote, but a determination to reconsider a finding of guilty or to reconsider a sentence, with a view toward decreasing it, may be made by any lesser vote which indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required for that finding or sentence. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1974, No. 621, §1
  • amendment Acts 1976, No. 568, §1

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 29:152 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-29-152,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 29:152},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-29/section-152},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}