Illinois Administrative Code
Title 95 - VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Part 400 - ILLINOIS MANUAL FOR COURT-MARTIAL AND NONJUDICIAL PUNISHMENT
Subpart G - TRIAL PROCEDURES
Section 400.810 - Sessions
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Call to Session
b) Assembly of the Court-Martial. The military judge shall announce verbally, on the record, that the court-martial has assembled and shall constitute the court-martial for hearing the case.
c) Proceedings. A court-martial trial conducted under the Code will proceed with respect to findings as provided in RCM 901 through 924.
d) Deliberation and Voting. When the members of a court-martial deliberate or vote, only the members may be present. All other proceedings, including any other consultation of the members of the court with counsel or the military judge, shall be made a part of the record and shall be in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel, the trial counsel, and the military judge. (Code Section 39(b))
e) Procedures. The presiding military judge may, in his or her discretion, issue any protocol, procedure or guidance that is reasonably calculated to more efficiently, practically or thoroughly resolve the pending court-martial. Those procedures shall remain in place until post-trial motions have concluded or until the military judge withdraws them, whichever comes first.