(A) The state judge advocate shall detail one or more judge advocates as appellate government counsel and one or more judge advocates assigned to the United States army trial defense service or the United States air force area defense counsel as appellate defense counsel. Appellate counsel shall be members in good standing of the bar of this state and certified by the state judge advocate to be competent to act as appellate counsel.
(B) Appellate government counsel shall represent the state in the court of military appeals. In a case arising under this code that is heard in the supreme court, appellate government counsel shall represent the state in the supreme court unless the attorney general elects to represent the state.
(C) Appellate defense counsel shall represent the accused in the court of military appeals and the supreme court unless the accused elects to be represented by civilian counsel at the accused's own expense.
(D) Appellate government and defense counsel shall perform any additional functions in connection with post-trial proceedings in court-martial cases that the state judge advocate directs.
Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.138, HB 490, §1, eff. 9/28/2012.
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