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CT Gen Stat § 27-170 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-170 - Absent and additional members.

 (a) No member of a general or special court-martial shall be absent or excused after the court has been assembled for the trial of the accused unless excused as a result of a challenge, excused by the military judge for physical disability or other good cause, or excused by order of the convening authority for good cause.(b) Whenever a general court-martial other than a general court-martial composed of a military judge only is reduced below five members, the trial shall not proceed unless the convening authority details new members sufficient in number to provide not less than five members. When the new members have been sworn, the trial shall proceed as if no evidence had previously been introduced, unless the accused stipulates to the reading of the recorded testimony of each witness previously examined to the court in the presence of the military judge, the accused and counsel.(c) Whenever a special court-martial other than a special court-martial composed of a military judge only is reduced below three members, the trial shall not proceed unless the convening authority details new members sufficient in number to provide not less than three members. When the new members have been sworn, the trial shall proceed as if no evidence has previously been introduced, unless the accused stipulates to the reading of the verbatim record of the testimony of previously examined witnesses or a stipulation thereof to the court in the presence of the accused and counsel.(d) If the military judge of a court-martial composed of a military judge only is unable to proceed with the trial because of physical disability, or as a result of a challenge, or for other good cause, the trial shall proceed, subject to any applicable provision of this chapter, after the appointment of a new military judge as if no other evidence had previously been introduced, unless a verbatim record of the evidence previously introduced or a stipulation thereof is read in court in the presence of the new military judge, the accused and counsel for both sides.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 30; P.A. 77-295, S. 3; P.A. 89-221, S. 6.)History: P.A. 77-295 excepted general or special court-martial consisting of single military judge from application of Subsecs. (b) and (c), provided in new Subsec. (d) for procedure to be followed where the single military judge court is unable to proceed because of disability or challenge or other good cause; P.A. 89-221 amended Subsec. (a) to prohibit a member being absent or excused “after the court has been assembled for the trial of the accused” rather than “after the accused has been arraigned” and to specify that a member may be excused “by the military judge” for physical disability “or other good cause”.
CT Gen Stat § 27-171 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-171 - Preferring of charges.

 (a) Charges and specifications shall be signed by a person subject to this code under oath before a person authorized by this code to administer oaths and shall state: (1) That the signer has personal knowledge of, or has investigated, the matters set forth herein; and (2) that they are true in fact to the best of his knowledge and belief.(b) Upon the preferring of charges, the proper authority shall take immediate steps to determine what disposition should be made thereof in the interest of justice and discipline, and the person accused shall be informed of the charges against him as soon as practicable.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 31.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-172 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-172 - Protection against self-incrimination.

 (a) No person subject to this code shall compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him.(b) No person subject to this code shall interrogate, or request any statement from, an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him that he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he is accused or suspected and that any statement made by him may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial, and that he has a right to consult and have with him during the interrogation, an attorney provided by him or appointed for him.(c) No person subject to this code shall compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before any military tribunal if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade him.(d) No statement obtained from any person in violation of this section, or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement, shall be received in evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 32.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-173 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-173 - Preliminary investigation. Rights of accused.

 (a) No charge or specification shall be referred to a general court-martial for trial until a thorough and impartial investigation of all the matters set forth therein has been made. This investigation shall include inquiry as to the truth of the matter set forth in the charges, consideration of the form of charges, and a recommendation as to the disposition which should be made of the case in the interest of justice and discipline.(b) The accused shall be advised of the charges against him and of his right to be represented at that investigation by counsel. Upon his own request he shall be represented by civilian counsel if provided by him, or military counsel of his own selection if such counsel is reasonably available, or by counsel detailed by the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the command. At that investigation full opportunity shall be given to the accused to cross-examine witnesses against him if they are available and to present anything he may desire in his own behalf, either in defense or mitigation, and the investigating officer shall examine available witnesses requested by the accused. If the charges are forwarded after the investigation, they shall be accompanied by a statement of the substance of the testimony taken on both sides and a copy thereof shall be given to the accused.(c) If an investigation of the subject matter of an offense has been conducted before the accused is charged with the offense, and if the accused was present at the investigation and afforded the opportunities for representation, cross-examination, and presentation prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, no further investigation of that charge is necessary under this section unless it is demanded by the accused after he is informed of the charge. A demand for further investigation entitles the accused to recall witnesses for further cross-examination and to offer any new evidence in his own behalf.(d) Failure to meet any requirement prescribed in this section shall not divest a military court of jurisdiction.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 33.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-174 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-174 - Charges and investigation papers forwarded to Governor.

 When a person is held for trial by general court-martial the commanding officer shall, within eight days after the accused is ordered into arrest or confinement, if practicable, forward the charges, together with the investigation and allied papers, to the Governor. If that is not practicable, he shall report in writing to the Governor the reasons for delay.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 34.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-175 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-175 - Advice of staff judge advocate and reference for trial. Corrections in charges and specifications.

 (a) Before directing the trial of any charge by general court-martial, the convening authority shall refer it to the State Judge Advocate for consideration and advice. The convening authority may not refer a charge to a general court-martial for trial unless he has been advised in writing by the staff judge advocate that: (1) The specification alleges an offense under this chapter; (2) the specification is warranted by the evidence indicated in the report of investigation under section 27-173, if there is such a report; and (3) a court-martial would have jurisdiction over the accused and the offense.(b) The advice of the staff judge advocate under subsection (a) of this section with respect to a specification under a charge shall include a written and signed statement by the staff judge advocate (1) expressing his conclusions with respect to each matter set forth in subsection (a) of this section; and (2) recommending action that the convening authority take regarding the specification. If the specification is referred for trial, the recommendation of the staff judge advocate shall accompany the specification.(c) If the charges or specifications are not formally correct or do not conform to the substance of the evidence contained in the report of the investigating officer, formal corrections, and such changes in the charges and specifications as are needed to make them conform to the evidence, may be made.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 35; P.A. 89-221, S. 7.)History: P.A. 89-221 amended Subsec. (a) to replace as a precondition of referring a charge to a general court-martial the requirement that the convening authority “has found that the charge alleges an offense under this code and is warranted by evidence indicated in the report of the investigation” with requirement that the convening authority “has been advised in writing by the staff judge advocate that the specification alleges an offense under this chapter, that the specification is warranted by the evidence indicated in the report of investigation under Sec. 27-173, if there is such a report, and that a court-martial would have jurisdiction over the accused and the offense”, added a new Subsec. (b) requiring the advice of the staff judge advocate to include a written and signed statement re his conclusions and recommendations and requiring the recommendation of the staff judge advocate to accompany the specification if the specification is referred for trial, and redesignated former Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c).
CT Gen Stat § 27-176 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-176 - Service of charges on accused. Time for trial.

 The trial counsel to whom court-martial charges are referred for trial shall cause to be served upon the accused a copy of the charges upon which trial is to be had. In time of peace no person shall, against his objection, be brought to trial before a general court-martial within a period of five days after the service of the charges upon him, or before a special court-martial within a period of three days after the service of the charges upon him.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 36.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-177 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-177 - Mittimus for confinement on failure to appear for trial. Bail. Confinement pending trial.

 When an accused person has been arrested for failure to appear before a court-martial for trial, the military judge, president of the court-martial, if a special court-martial to which no military judge has been detailed, or summary court officer to whom the charges have been referred for trial may issue a mittimus for the confinement of such person pending trial. In such cases the accused shall be admitted to bail, the amount of the bail fixed, but not to exceed twice the authorized fine for the offense charged, and the surety or sureties thereon approved by the military judge, president of the court-martial, if a special court-martial to which no military judge has been detailed, or the summary court officer issuing the mittimus. In default of bail such person shall be confined pending trial. No person shall be kept in confinement pending trial for more than five days.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 37; P.A. 89-221, S. 8.)History: P.A. 89-221 authorized the “military judge” and the president of the court-martial, “if a special court-martial to which no military judge has been detailed”, to issue the mittimus and to approve the surety or sureties.
CT Gen Stat § 27-178 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-178 - Procedure. Rules of evidence.

 The procedure, including modes of proof, in cases before military courts and other military tribunals may be prescribed by the Governor by regulations, which shall, so far as he considers practicable, apply the principles of law and the rules of evidence generally recognized in the trial of criminal cases in the courts of the state, but which shall not be contrary to or inconsistent with this code.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 38.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-179 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-179 - Censure of court or member, coercion prohibited.

 (a) No authority convening a general, special or summary court-martial nor any other commanding officer, or officer serving on the staff thereof, shall censure, reprimand, or admonish the court or any member, military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or sentence adjudged by the court, or with respect to any other exercise of its or his functions in the conduct of the proceeding. No person subject to this code shall attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, influence the action of the court-martial or any other military tribunal or any member thereof, in reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the action of any convening, approving, or reviewing authority with respect to his judicial acts. The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to (1) general instructional or informational courses in military justice if such courses are designed solely for the purpose of instructing members of a command in the substantive and procedural aspects of courts-martial, or (2) statements and instructions given in open court by the military judge, president of a special court-martial, or counsel.(b) In the preparation of an effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency report or any other report or document used in whole or in part for the purpose of determining whether a member of the state military forces is qualified to be advanced in grade, or in determining the assignment or transfer of a member of the state military forces, or in determining whether a member of the state military forces should be retained on duty, no person subject to this chapter may, in preparing any such report (1) consider or evaluate the performance of duty of any such member of a court-martial; or (2) give a less favorable rating or evaluation of any member of the state military forces because of the zeal with which such member as defense counsel represented any accused before a court-martial.(c) Any person who violates this section shall be punished as a court-martial directs.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 39; P.A. 77-295, S. 11; P.A. 89-221, S. 9.)History: P.A. 77-295 substituted “military judge” for “law officer”; P.A. 89-221 added provision exempting from prohibitions of Subsec. (a) certain general instructional or informational courses in military justice and statements and instructions given in open court, added Subsec. (b) re the prohibition when preparing certain reports on considering or evaluating the performance of duty of a member of a court-martial or giving a less favorable rating or evaluation because of the zeal in representing an accused, and designated the last sentence of Subsec. (a) as Subsec. (c).
CT Gen Stat § 27-180 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-180 - Court-martial. Prosecution. Trial counsel. Defense counsel. Assistant counsel.

 (a) The trial counsel of a general or special court-martial shall prosecute in the name of the state, and shall, under the direction of the court, prepare the record of the proceedings.(b) The accused has the right to be represented in his defense before a general or special court-martial by civilian counsel if provided by him, or by military counsel of his own selection if reasonably available, or by the defense counsel detailed under section 27-168. Should the accused have counsel of his own selection, the defense counsel, and assistant defense counsel, if any, who were detailed, shall, if the accused so desires, act as his associate counsel; otherwise they shall be excused at the request of the accused.(c) In every court-martial proceeding, the defense counsel may, in the event of conviction, forward for attachment to the record of proceedings a brief of such matters as such defense counsel feels should be considered on behalf of the accused on review, including any objection to the contents of the record which such defense counsel considers appropriate.(d) An assistant trial counsel of a general court-martial may, under the direction of the trial counsel or when he is qualified to be a trial counsel as required by section 27-168, perform any duty imposed by law, regulation, or the custom of the service upon the trial counsel of the court. An assistant trial counsel of a special court-martial may perform any duty of the trial counsel.(e) An assistant defense counsel of a general or special court-martial may, under the direction of the defense counsel or when he is qualified to be the defense counsel as required by section 27-168, perform any duty imposed by law, regulation, or the custom of the service upon counsel for the accused.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 40; P.A. 89-221, S. 10; P.A. 10-32, S. 97.)History: P.A. 89-221 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that detailed defense counsel and assistant defense counsel shall be excused “at the request of the accused” rather than “by the president of the court”; P.A. 10-32 made technical changes in Subsec. (c), effective May 10, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 27-181 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-181 - Sessions.

 (a) At any time after the service of charges which have been referred for trial to a court-martial composed of a military judge and members, the military judge may call the court into session without the presence of the members for the purpose of (1) hearing and determining motions raising defenses or objections which are capable of determination without trial of the issues raised by a plea of not guilty, (2) hearing and ruling upon any matter which may be ruled upon by the military judge under this section, whether or not the matter is appropriate for later consideration or decision by the members of the court, (3) holding the arraignment and receiving the pleas of the accused, and (4) performing any other procedural function which may be performed by the military judge under this section, subsection (b) of section 27-155, subsection (a) of section 27-184, subsection (a) of section 27-196 and sections 27-141, 27-167, 27-170, 27-179, 27-181, 27-182, 27-183 and 27-193 and which does not require the presence of the members of the court. Such proceedings shall be conducted in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel and the trial counsel and shall be made a part of the record.(b) When the members of a court-martial deliberate or vote, only the members may be present. All other proceedings, including any other consultation of the court with counsel or the military judge, shall be made a part of the record and shall be in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel, the trial counsel and, in cases in which a military judge has been appointed to the court, the military judge.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 41; P.A. 77-295, S. 7; P.A. 89-221, S. 11.)History: P.A. 77-295 substituted “military judge” for “law officer” where appearing; P.A. 89-221 inserted a new Subsec. (a) specifying when and the purposes for which the military judge may call the court into session without the presence of the members and the conduct of such proceedings, formerly Sec. 27-187(b), and revised former provisions of section and made them identical to former Sec. 27-187(c) by deleting a provision which authorized the court to request the military judge and the reporter to appear before the court to put the findings in proper form and required those proceedings to be on the record, by replacing “Whenever a general or special court-martial deliberates or votes” with “When the members of a court-martial deliberate or vote”, by requiring all other proceedings to be in the presence of the military judge “in cases in which a military judge has been appointed to the court” rather than “in general court-martial cases”, and by designating such revised former provisions as Subsec. (b).See Sec. 27-193 re secret ballot voting by members of court-martial and re powers and duties of military judge.
CT Gen Stat § 27-182 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-182 - Continuance.

 A military judge or a court-martial may, for reasonable cause, grant a continuance to any party for such time, and as often, as may appear to be just.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 42; P.A. 77-295, S. 4.)History: P.A. 77-295 added “A military judge or a” before “court-martial”.
CT Gen Stat § 27-183 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 507 - Connecticut Code of Military Justice|Section 27-183 - Challenges.

 (a) The military judge and members of a general or special court-martial may be challenged by the accused or the trial counsel for cause stated to the court. The military judge, or if none, the court, shall determine the relevancy and validity of challenges for cause, and shall not receive a challenge to more than one person at a time. Challenges by the trial counsel shall ordinarily be presented and decided before those by the accused are offered.(b) Each accused and the trial counsel is entitled to one peremptory challenge, but the military judge shall not be challenged except for cause.(1967, P.A. 717, S. 43; P.A. 77-295, S. 5.)History: P.A. 77-295 provided for challenges of the military judge and members of a general or special court-martial, further provided for the military judge or, if none, the court to make the determinations on challenges and substituted “military judge” for “law officer”.