Utah Code § 39A-5-223

Vote necessary for conviction or other questions -- Tie votes
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(1) The accused may not be convicted of any offense except by a unanimous verdict of the
members of the court present at the time the vote is taken.
(2) All other questions decided by the members of a military court are determined by a majority
vote. A determination to reconsider a finding of guilty, to reconsider a sentence, or to decrease
a sentence, 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.
(3)
(a) A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged.
(b) 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.
(c) A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session

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