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35.260 Number of votes required for conviction -- Number required for rulings. (1) No person shall be convicted of any offense except by the unanimous concurrence of the members present at the time the vote is taken. (2) All sentences shall be determined by the unanimous concurrence of the members present at the time the vote is taken. (3) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court- martial shall be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge shall <br>disqualify the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty <br>or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity shall be a <br>determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question shall be a <br>determination in favor of the accused. History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 38. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 51, effective July 1, 1954.

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35.260 Number of votes required for conviction -- Number required for rulings. (1) No person shall be convicted of any offense except by the unanimous concurrence of the members present at the time the vote is taken. (2) All sentences shall be determined by the unanimous concurrence of the members present at the time the vote is taken. (3) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court- martial shall be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge shall <br>disqualify the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty <br>or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity shall be a <br>determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question shall be a <br>determination in favor of the accused. History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 38. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 51, effective July 1, 1954.

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Statutes > Kentucky > 035-00 > 260

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35.260 Number of votes required for conviction -- Number required for rulings. (1) No person shall be convicted of any offense except by the unanimous concurrence of the members present at the time the vote is taken. (2) All sentences shall be determined by the unanimous concurrence of the members present at the time the vote is taken. (3) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court- martial shall be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge shall <br>disqualify the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty <br>or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity shall be a <br>determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question shall be a <br>determination in favor of the accused. History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 38. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 51, effective July 1, 1954.