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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice

§ 860c. Art. 60c. Entry of judgment

Statutory text

(a)

Entry of Judgment of General or Special Court-martial.—

(1)

In accordance with rules prescribed by the President, in a general or special court-martial, the military judge shall enter into the record of trial the judgment of the court. The judgment of the court shall consist of the following:

(A)

The Statement of Trial Results under section 860 of this title (article 60).

(B)

Any modifications of, or supplements to, the Statement of Trial Results by reason of—

(i)

any post-trial action by the convening authority; or

(ii)

any ruling, order, or other determination of the military judge that affects a plea, a finding, or the sentence.

(2)

Under rules prescribed by the President, the judgment under paragraph (1) shall be—

(A)

provided to the accused and to any victim of the offense; and

(B)

made available to the public.

(b)

Summary Court-martial Judgment.—

The findings and sentence of a summary court-martial, as modified by any post-trial action by the convening authority under section 860b of this title (article 60b), constitutes the judgment of the court-martial and shall be recorded and distributed under rules prescribed by the President.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Military Justice Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LIX § 5324 · 130 Stat. 2000

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 860c

    (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LIX, § 5324, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2927.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LIX, § 5324, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2927.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 5324. ENTRY OF JUDGMENT.   Subchapter IX of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 860b (article 60b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5323 of this Act, the following new section (article): “§ 860c. Art. 60c. Entry of judgment “(a) Entry of Judgment of General or Special Court-martial.— (1) In accordance with rules prescribed by the President, in a general or special court-martial, the military judge shall enter into the record of trial the judgment of the court. The judgment of the court shall consist of the following: “(A) The Statement of Trial Results under section 860 of this title (article 60). “(B) Any modifications of, or supplements to, the Statement of Trial Results by reason of— “(i) any post-trial action by the convening authority; or “(ii) any ruling, order, or other determination of the military judge that affects a plea, a finding, or the sentence. “(2) Under rules prescribed by the President, the judgment under paragraph (1) shall be— “(A) provided to the accused and to any victim of the offense; and “(B) made available to the public. “(b) Summary Court-martial Judgment.— The findings and sentence of a summary court-martial, as modified by any post-trial action by the convening authority under section 860b of this title (article 60b), constitutes the judgment of the court-martial and shall be recorded and distributed under rules prescribed by the President.” .

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LIX, § 5324, , 130 Stat. 2927.)

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