Alaska Stat. § 26.05.475

Current through Chapter 61 of the 2024 Legislative Session and 2024 Executive Orders 125, 133 through 135
Section 26.05.475 - Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel
(a) For each general and special court-martial, the convening authority shall detail trial counsel, defense counsel, and assistants, as appropriate.
(b) A person who has acted as investigating officer, military judge, witness, or court member in a case may not act as trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, or, unless expressly requested by the accused, defense counsel or assistant or associate defense counsel in the case.
(c) A person who has acted for the prosecution may not act in the same case for the defense. A person who has acted for the defense may not act in the same case for the prosecution.
(d) Trial counsel or defense counsel detailed in a general or special court-martial must be
(1) a judge advocate or, if serving as defense counsel, otherwise certified by the senior force judge advocate; and
(2) admitted to the practice of law in this state or otherwise permitted to appear in an action in the courts of this state.

AS 26.05.475

Added by SLA 2016, ch. 55,sec. 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section was originally numbered as 26.05.455 but was changed by the revisor of statutes.