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10 U.S.C. § 840 — Art. 40. Continuances
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 29 words · no verdicts yet
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A military judge or summary court-martial may postpone a proceeding for a reasonable reason, for a reasonable period, and as often as justice requires.
The military judge or a summary court-martial may grant any party a postponement when there is a reasonable cause. The postponement may last as long, and may be granted as often, as appears just.
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The military judge* or a summary court-martial may, for reasonable cause, grant a continuance to any party for such time, and as often, as may appear to be just.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 51; Pub. L. 90–632, § 2(16), Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1339; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVII, § 5223, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2909.)
history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-632 · 82 Stat. 1339
- 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2909
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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