§ 458.1

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 118, Sec. 40. (SB 1501) Effective January 1, 2019.

The Courts-Martial Appellate Panel shall have power over the following:

(a)The issuance of extraordinary writs relative to all matters arising under the following:
(1)The provisions of this code.
(2)The Uniform Code of Military Justice.
(3)Any regulation issued by the Governor pertaining to members of the California active militia.
(4)Court-martial actions pending before any military judge of the California Military Department.
(b)Adjudicating appeals of

sentences of a court-martial that have been approved by the convening authority, as described in Section 455.1, and which include:

(1)Dismissal, in the case of a commissioned or warrant officer.
(2)Dishonorable discharge, in the case of an enlisted person.
(3)Bad-conduct discharge, in the case of an enlisted person.
(4)Forfeiture of all pay and allowances.
(5)Any confinement.
(c)The practices and procedures of the Courts-Martial Appellate Panel shall follow the federal Manual for Courts-Martial described in Section 102 and the California Manual for Courts-Martial.

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