ARTICLE 53. Findings and sentencing. A. A court-martial shall announce its findings and sentence to the parties as soon as determined. B. Sentencing generally. 1. General and special courts-martial. a. Sentencing by military judge. Except as provided in subparagraph b of this paragraph, if the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial by general or special court-martial, the military judge shall sentence the accused. b. Sentencing by members. If the accused is convicted of an offense by general or special court-martial consisting of a military judge and members and the accused elects sentencing by members under Section 825 of this title (Article 25), the members shall sentence the accused. c. Sentence of the accused. The sentence determined pursuant to this paragraph constitutes the sentence of the accused. 2. Summary courts-martial. If the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial by summary court-martial, the court-martial shall sentence the accused.
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