Section 130.34. Advice of staff judge advocate and reference for trial

(a)
  Before  directing  the trial of any charge by general court-martial, the
  convening authority shall refer it  to  the  state  judge  advocate  for
  consideration  and  advice.  The  convening  authority shall not refer a
  charge to a general court-martial for trial unless he has found that the
  charge alleges an offense under this code and is warranted  by  evidence
  indicated in the report of investigation.
    (b)  If  the  charges or specifications are not formally correct or do
  not conform to the substance of the evidence contained in the report  of
  the  investigating  officer,  formal corrections and such changes in the
  charges and specifications as are needed to make  them  conform  to  the
  evidence may be made.