§ 12-64-406 - Convening courts-martial. - Arkansas Statutes

12-64-406. Convening courts-martial.

(a) General courts-martial may be convened by the Governor.

(b) (1) The commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command may convene special courts-martial.

(2) Special courts-martial may also be convened by superior authority. When any such officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority.

(c) (1) The commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where the troops on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, squadron, company, or other detachment may convene a summary court-martial consisting of one (1) commissioned officer. The proceedings shall be informal.

(2) When only one (1) commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment, he shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases brought before him.

(3) Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority when considered desirable by him.