Section 25-1-2770. Number of votes required.

SC Code § 25-1-2770 (2019) (N/A)
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No person may be convicted of an offense, except as provided in Section 25-1-2735 or by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.

All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial must be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.

HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 378, Section 28.