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10 U.S.C. § 859

Art. 59. Error of law; lesser included offense

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10 U.S.C. § 859 — Art. 59. Error of law; lesser included offense

U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE SUBCHAPTER IX - POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL Sec. 859 - Art. 59. Error of law; lesser included offense From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§859. Art. 59. Error of law; lesser included offense

(a) A finding or sentence of a court-martial may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused. (b) Any reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty may approve or affirm, instead, so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 57.)

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859(a)859(b) 50:646(a).50:646(b). May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 59), 64 Stat. 127.

The word "may" is substituted for the word "shall".

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