Maryland Code § PS-13A-717

Section PS-13A-717
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(a) A person may not be convicted of an offense in a general or special court-
martial, other than:
(1) after a plea of guilty under § 13A-710 of this subtitle;
(2) by a military judge in a court-martial with a military judge alone
under § 13A-401 of this title; or
(3) in a court-martial with members under § 13A-401 of this title, by
the concurrence of at least three-fourths of the members present when the vote is
taken.
(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, subject to
paragraph (2) of this subsection, all matters to be decided by members of a general or
special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote.
(2) A reconsideration of a finding of guilty or reconsideration of a
sentence, with a view toward decreasing the sentence, may be made by any lesser
vote that indicates the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required
for that finding or sentence.

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