§ 33-10-111 Unlawfully influencing action of court.

SD Codified L § 33-10-111 (2019) (N/A)

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33-10-111. Unlawfully influencing action of court. No authority convening a general, special, or summary court-martial, nor any other commanding officer, or officer serving on the staff thereof, may censure, reprimand, or admonish the court or any member, the military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or sentence adjudged by the court or with respect to any other exercise of its or their functions in the conduct of the proceedings. No person subject to this code may attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, influence the action of a court-martial or court of inquiry or any member thereof, in reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the action of any convening, approving, or reviewing authority with respect to their judicial acts. The foregoing provisions of the section do not apply with respect to:

(1) General instructional or informational courses in military justice if such courses are designed solely for the purpose of instructing members of a command in the substantive and procedural aspects of courts-martial; or

(2) Statements and instructions given in open court by the military judge, summary court-martial officer, or counsel.Source: SL 2012, ch 175, § 92.

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