Section 130.65. Review by board of military review and approval by the adjutant general  


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  • (a) The state judge advocate shall establish a  board
      of  military  review  which  shall  be  composed  of not less than three
      officers of the organized militia or on the state reserve list or  state
      retired list, each of whom shall be a member of the bar of the state.
        (b) The state judge advocate shall refer to a board of military review
      the record in each case of trial by court-martial:
        (1)  in  which  the  sentence, as approved, extends to, dismissal of a
      commissioned officer, dishonorable  or  bad-conduct  discharge,  or  any
      confinement; and
        (2) the right to appellate review has not been waived or an appeal has
      not been withdrawn under section 130.61 of this article.
        (c)  In  a  case  referred to it, the board of military review may act
      only with respect to the  findings  and  sentence  as  approved  by  the
      convening  authority. It may affirm only such findings of guilty and the
      sentence or such part or amount of the sentence, as it finds correct  in
      law  and  fact and determines, on the basis of the entire record, should
      be approved.   In considering the record, it  may  weigh  the  evidence,
      judge the credibility of witnesses, and determine controverted questions
      of fact, recognizing that the trial court saw and heard the witnesses.
        (d)  If  the  board  of  military  review  sets aside the findings and
      sentence, it may, except where the setting aside is  based  on  lack  of
      sufficient  evidence  in  the  record  to  support the findings, order a
      rehearing. If it sets aside the findings and sentence and does not order
      a rehearing, it shall order that the charges be dismissed.
        (e) The action taken by the board of review shall be  subject  to  the
      approval  of  the  adjutant general. If the adjutant general disapproves
      the action taken by the board of review, he may take any action  on  the
      sentence  or  findings  that  could  be taken by the convening authority
      under section 130.60 of this article.
        (f) The state judge advocate shall, unless  there  is  to  be  further
      action  by the governor, instruct the convening authority to take action
      in accordance with the decision of  the  board  of  military  review  as
      approved  by  the  adjutant general. If the board of military review has
      ordered a rehearing  but  the  convening  authority  finds  a  rehearing
      impracticable, he may dismiss the charges.
        (g)  No  member  of  a  board  of military review shall be eligible to
      review the record of any trial if such member  served  as  investigating
      officer  in  the  case or served as a member of the court-martial before
      which such trial was conducted, or served as military  judge,  trial  or
      defense counsel, or reviewing officer of such trial.