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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 47A— MILITARY COMMISSIONS · SUBCHAPTER VII— POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS · § 950a

§ 950a. Error of law; lesser included offense

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(a)Error of Law.— A finding or sentence of a military commission under this chapter may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.
(b)Lesser Included Offense.— Any reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty by a military commission under this chapter may approve or affirm, instead, so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.
(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2599.)
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  • Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802
  • 123 Stat. 2599
  • Pub. L. 109–366, § 3(a)(1)
  • 120 Stat. 2618
  • Pub. L. 111–84
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