                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REVIEW OF JUDGMENTS OF COURTS-MARTIAL; PROCEDURE (§ 44-48)

Judgments of special and summary courts-martial shall be subject to review by
the Adjutant General only, except that sentences of Bad Conduct discharge shall
also be subject to review by the Governor; and such judgments may be affirmed,
set aside or modified; provided, however, no higher or greater sentence,
punishment, penalty, fine or forfeiture than that imposed by the court-martial
shall be approved; otherwise trials and proceedings, including nonjudicial
punishment, pretrial proceedings, post-trial proceedings, search and seizure
proceedings and proceedings by all courts and boards, including review
proceedings, shall be in accordance with the Manual for Courts-Martial United
States, as now existing or subsequently amended, procedure for courts of
inquiry, and retiring boards, and other procedures under military law, as may
from time to time be prescribed by the appropriate secretary of the respective
services.

HISTORY: 1930, p. 957; Michie Code 1942, § 2673(38); 1964, c. 227; 1976, c.
399; 2011, cc. 572, 586.