Sec. 432.075. ADMISSIBILITY OF RECORDS OF COURTS OF INQUIRY. (a) In a case not extending to the dismissal of a commissioned officer, the sworn testimony contained in the duly authenticated record of proceedings of a court of inquiry of a person whose oral testimony cannot be obtained, may, if otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence, be read in evidence by a party before a court-martial if the accused was a party before the court of inquiry and the same issue was involved or if the accused consents to the introduction of the evidence. (b) The testimony may be read in evidence only by the defense in cases extending to the dismissal of a commissioned officer. (c) The testimony may also be read in evidence before a court of inquiry or a military board. (d) In all courts of inquiry both enlisted men and officers have the right to counsel and the right to cross examination of all witnesses.
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