Section 5924.38 | Duties of trial and defense 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 the accused's defense before a general or special court-martial by civilian counsel if provided by the accused at the accused's own cost, by military counsel of the accused's own selection if reasonably available, or by detailed military defense counsel. Should the accused have civilian counsel of the accused's own selection, the defense counsel and any assistant defense counsel who were detailed shall, if the accused so desires, act as the accused's associate counsel; otherwise they shall be excused by the military judge.
(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 the defense counsel feels should be considered in behalf of the accused on review, including any objection to the contents of the record which the defense counsel considers appropriate.
(D) An assistant trial counsel of a court-martial may, under the direction of the trial counsel or when the assistant trial counsel is qualified to be a trial counsel, perform any duty imposed by law, regulation, or the custom of the service upon 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 the assistant defense counsel is qualified to be the defense counsel, perform any duty imposed by law, regulation, or the custom of the service upon counsel for the accused.
Available Versions of this Section
- September 28, 2012 – House Bill 490 - 129th General Assembly [ View September 28, 2012 Version ]