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AK Stat § 26.05.435 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.435. Jurisdiction of a summary court-martial.

(a) Subject to AS 26.05.420, a summary court-martial has jurisdiction to try a member of the militia except officers, cadets, candidates, and midshipmen for an offense under this chapter. (b) A person over whom a summary court-martial has jurisdiction may not be brought to trial before a summary court-martial if the person objects. (c) If a person accused of an offense under this chapter objects to a summary court-martial under (b) of this section, the person may be ordered tried by special or general court-martial, as appropriate. (d) A summary court-martial may, under the limitations as the governor may prescribe, impose a punishment not forbidden by the code of military justice, other than dismissal, dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, confinement for more than one month, restriction to specified limits for more than two months, or forfeiture of more than two-thirds of one month's pay.
AK Stat § 26.05.440 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.440. Grand jury requirement.

(a) A general court-martial in which the member of the militia is accused of committing an offense that is punishable by confinement of more than one year may not be convened until a grand jury of the state has returned a true bill indicating that there is probable cause to believe that the accused member of the militia committed the offense or offenses at issue. (b) The general court-martial convening authority shall designate one or more judge advocates to represent the authority at the grand jury, except that, at the request of the adjutant general and with the consent of the attorney general, an attorney from the Department of Law may represent the convening authority at the grand jury.
AK Stat § 26.05.445 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.445. Venue for grand jury and court-martial.

The venue for convening a court-martial, trial, preliminary hearing, and presentation of charges to a state grand jury shall be determined at the discretion of the appropriate court-martial convening authority.
AK Stat § 26.05.450 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.450. Who may convene a general court-martial.

(a) A general court-martial may be convened by (1) the governor; (2) the adjutant general; (3) the commanding officer of a force of the militia of the state; (4) the commanding officer of a division or a separate brigade; (5) the commanding officer of a separate wing. (b) If a commanding officer who is authorized to convene a general court-martial is the accuser in a matter, the court hearing the matter shall be convened by superior competent authority. (c) A superior authority may convene a case if the superior authority considers it desirable.
AK Stat § 26.05.455 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.455. Who may convene a special court-martial.

(a) A special court-martial may be convened by (1) a person who may convene a general court-martial; (2) the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, station, Air National Guard base, or naval base or station; (3) the commanding officer of a brigade, regiment, detached battalion, or corresponding unit of the United States Army; (4) the commanding officer of a wing, group, separate squadron, or corresponding unit of the United States Air Force; or (5) a commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered to do so by the adjutant general. (b) If an officer who is authorized to convene a special court-martial is the accuser in the matter, the court hearing the matter shall be convened by superior competent authority. (c) A superior authority may convene a case if the superior authority considers it desirable.
AK Stat § 26.05.460 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.460. Who may convene a summary court-martial.

(a) A summary court-martial may be convened by (1) a person who may convene a general or special court-martial; (2) the commanding officer of a detached company or other detachment or the commanding officer of a corresponding unit of the United States Army; (3) the commanding officer of a detached squadron or other detachment or the commanding officer of a corresponding unit of the United States Air Force; or (4) the commanding officer or officer in charge of any other command when empowered to do so by the adjutant general. (b) If only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment, that officer shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases. If the officer who is authorized to convene a summary court-martial is the accuser in the matter, the court hearing the matter shall be convened by a superior competent authority, if practicable. (c) A superior authority may convene a summary court-martial if the superior authority considers it desirable.
AK Stat § 26.05.465 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.465. Who may serve on courts-martial.

(a) A commissioned officer of the militia of a state or of an active duty component of the armed forces of the United States is eligible to serve on a general, special, or summary court-martial for the trial of a member of the militia. (b) A warrant officer of the militia of a state or of an active duty component of the armed forces of the United States is eligible to serve on a general or special court-martial for the trial of any person, other than a commissioned officer. (c) An enlisted member of the militia of the state who is not a member of the same unit as the accused is eligible to serve on a general or special court-martial for the trial of an enlisted member, but only if the accused has, before the conclusion of a session of the court-martial called by the military judge, personally requested, orally on the record or in writing, that enlisted members serve on the court-martial. (d) After a request is made under (c) of this section, the accused may not be tried by a general or special court-martial unless enlisted members make up at least one-third of the total membership of the court. If eligible enlisted members are not available because of physical conditions or military exigencies, the court may proceed to try the accused without enlisted members, but the convening authority shall place on the record a detailed written explanation of why eligible enlisted members were not available. (e) The accused may not be tried by a court-martial that includes a member who is junior in rank or grade to the accused, unless the inclusion cannot be avoided. (f) When convening a court-martial, the convening authority shall detail the members of the militia of a state or of an active duty component of the armed forces of the United States who are, in the convening authority's opinion, the best qualified for the duty by reason of age, education, training, experience, length of service, and judicial temperament. A person is not eligible to serve as a member of a general or special court-martial if the person is the accuser, is a witness, or has acted as investigating officer or as counsel in the same case. (g) Before a court-martial is assembled for the trial of a case, the convening authority may excuse a member of the court from participating in the case. The convening authority may delegate the authority under this subsection to a judge advocate or to a principal assistant.
AK Stat § 26.05.470 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.470. Military judge of a general or special court-martial.

(a) A senior force judge advocate who is in the same force as the accused, or a designee, shall detail a military judge to a general and special court-martial. The military judge shall preside over an open session of the court-martial to which the military judge has been detailed. (b) A military judge must be (1) an active or retired commissioned officer of the militia of a state or of an active or reserve component of the armed forces or another uniformed service of the United States; (2) licensed to practice law in a state or a member of the bar of a federal court for at least five years; (3) certified as qualified for duty as a military judge by a senior force judge advocate who is in the same force as the accused. (c) The convening authority or a staff member of the convening authority may not prepare or review a report concerning the effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency of the military judge detailed to the case that relates to performance of duty as a military judge. (d) A person may not act as military judge in a case if that person is the accuser or a witness or has acted as investigating officer or counsel in the same case. (e) The military judge of a court-martial may not consult with the members of the court except in the presence of the accused, trial counsel, and defense counsel, or vote with the members of the court-martial.
AK Stat § 26.05.475 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.475. Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel.

(a) For each general and special court-martial, the convening authority shall detail trial counsel, defense counsel, and assistants, as appropriate. (b) A person who has acted as investigating officer, military judge, witness, or court member in a case may not act as trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, or, unless expressly requested by the accused, defense counsel or assistant or associate defense counsel in the case. (c) A person who has acted for the prosecution may not act in the same case for the defense. A person who has acted for the defense may not act in the same case for the prosecution. (d) Trial counsel or defense counsel detailed in a general or special court- martial must be (1) a judge advocate or, if serving as defense counsel, otherwise certified by the senior force judge advocate; and (2) admitted to the practice of law in this state or otherwise permitted to appear in an action in the courts of this state.
AK Stat § 26.05.480 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.480. Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters.

(a) The convening authority of a general or special court-martial shall detail or employ qualified court reporters, who shall record the proceedings of and testimony taken before that court and may detail or employ interpreters to interpret for the court. (b) A person may not act as a reporter or interpreter under this section in a case if the person is the accuser, a witness, an investigating officer, counsel for a party, or, if the trial is a rehearing, a member of a prior court-martial in the same case.
AK Stat § 26.05.485 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.485. Absent and additional members.

(a) A member of a general or special court-martial may not be absent or excused after the court has been assembled for the trial of the accused unless the member is excused (1) as a result of a challenge; or (2) for good cause by the military judge or by order of the convening authority. (b) If a general court-martial, other than a general court-martial composed of only a military judge, is reduced below five members, the military judge shall assign an available alternate member to the general court-martial to restore the court to five members. The trial may not proceed if a general court-martial, other than a general court-martial composed of only a military judge, is reduced below five members and no alternate is available for assignment. (c) If a special court-martial, other than a special court-martial composed of only a military judge, is reduced below three members, the military judge shall assign an alternate member to the special court-martial to restore the court to three members. The trial may not proceed if a special court-martial, other than a special court-martial composed of only a military judge, is reduced below three members and no alternate is available for assignment. (d) If the military judge of a court-martial composed of only a military judge is unable to proceed with a trial because of a challenge or for other good cause, the senior force judge advocate shall detail a new military judge. The trial shall proceed as if no evidence had previously been introduced, unless a verbatim record of the evidence previously introduced or a written stipulation of the evidence is read in court in the presence of the new military judge, the accused, and counsel for both sides.
AK Stat § 26.05.490 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.490. Charges and specifications.

(a) Charges and specifications must be signed by a member of the militia under oath before a commissioned officer authorized by AS 26.05.655 to administer oaths. The charges and specifications must state (1) that the signer has personal knowledge of, or has investigated, the facts set out in the charges and specifications; (2) that the charges and specifications are true in fact to the best of the signer's knowledge and belief. (b) The person proffering the charges and specifications shall present them to the proper authority. The proper authority receiving the charges and specifications shall immediately determine the disposition of the charges in the interest of justice and discipline, and the person accused shall be informed of the charges as soon as practicable.
AK Stat § 26.05.495 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.495. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited.

(a) A member of the militia may not compel a person to make a self-incriminating statement or to answer a question if the answer may incriminate the person. (b) A member of the militia may not interrogate or request a statement from a person suspected of an offense under this chapter without first informing the person of the nature of the accusation and advising the person that the person does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which the person is accused or suspected and that any statement made by the person may be used as evidence against the person in a trial by court-martial. (c) A member of the militia may not compel a person to make a statement or produce evidence before a military court if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue before the court and may tend to degrade the person. (d) A statement obtained from a person in violation of this section or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement may not be admitted into evidence against the person in a trial by court-martial.
AK Stat § 26.05.505 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.505. Forwarding of charges.

(a) 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 associated records, to the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction. (b) If it is not practicable to forward the charges and investigation and associated records under (a) of this section, the commanding officer shall provide the person with a written explanation for the delay as soon as possible.
AK Stat § 26.05.510 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.510. Advice of judge advocate and reference for trial.

(a) Before directing the trial of a charge by general court-martial, the convening authority shall refer it to a judge advocate for consideration and advice. The convening authority may not refer a specification under a charge to a general court-martial for trial unless the convening authority has been advised in writing by a judge advocate that (1) the specification alleges an offense under this chapter; (2) the specification is warranted by the evidence set out in the report of investigation under AS 26.05.500, if there is a report; and (3) a court-martial has jurisdiction over the accused and the offense. (b) The advice of the judge advocate under (a) of this section with respect to a specification under a charge shall include a written and signed statement by the judge advocate (1) stating the judge advocate's conclusions with respect to each matter set out in (a) of this section; and (2) recommending to the convening authority what action to take regarding the specification; if the specification is referred for trial, the recommendation of the judge advocate must accompany the specification. (c) If a charge or specification is not in the correct form or does not conform to the substance of the evidence set out in the investigating officer's report, the convening authority, with the advice of the judge advocate, may correct the charge or specification to conform to the evidence.
AK Stat § 26.05.515 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.515. Service of charges.

A trial counsel shall serve or cause to be served on the accused a copy of the charges. A person may not, against the person's objection, be brought to trial before a general court-martial within five days after the service of charges on the person, or before a special court-martial within three days after the service of charges on the person.
AK Stat § 26.05.520 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.520. Unlawfully influencing the action of a court.

(a) An authority convening a general, special, or summary court-martial, a commanding officer, or an officer serving on the staff of a convening authority or commanding officer may not censure, reprimand, or admonish the court, a member of the court, the military judge, or counsel appearing before the court, with respect to the findings of or sentence imposed by the court, or with respect to another exercise of the respective functions of the court, a member of the court, the military judge, or counsel appearing before the court in the conduct of the proceedings. (b) A member of the militia may not attempt to coerce or, by unauthorized means, influence the action of a court-martial or a member of a court in reaching the findings or sentence in a case, or the action of a convening, approving, or reviewing authority with respect to a judicial act. This subsection does not apply to (1) general instructional or informational courses in military justice if the 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, summary court-martial officer, or counsel. (c) A member of the militia may not, 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 militia of the state is qualified to be advanced in grade, in determining the assignment or transfer of a member of the militia of the state, or in determining whether a member of the militia of the state should be retained on active status, (1) consider or evaluate the performance of duty of the member as a member of a court-martial or witness; or (2) give a less favorable rating or evaluation of any counsel for the accused because of zealous representation before a court-martial. (d) In this section, “unauthorized” means contrary to a statute or regulation of the United States or the state.
AK Stat § 26.05.525 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.525. Continuances.

The military judge of a general, special, or summary court-martial may, for reasonable cause, grant a continuance to a party for the time, and as often, as justice requires.
AK Stat § 26.05.530 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace|Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice|Article 2. Military Justice.|Sec. 26.05.530. Oaths or affirmations.

(a) Before performing their respective duties, military judges, general and special court-martial members, trial counsel, defense counsel, reporters, and interpreters shall take an oath or affirmation in the presence of the accused that they will perform their duties faithfully. (b) The form of the oath or affirmation, the time and place of taking, the manner of recording, and a determination of whether the oath or affirmation shall be taken for all cases in which the duties are to be performed or for a particular case, shall be prescribed by rules of procedure. The rules may provide that, if a person takes an oath or affirmation with respect to a duty, the person need not take the oath or affirmation again on detailment to the duty. (c) A witness before a court-martial shall be examined under oath or affirmation.