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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="13A-501" title_number="13A" title_name="Maryland Code of Military Justice" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Appointment and Composition of Courts–martial">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A general court–martial may be convened by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Governor; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Adjutant General.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If any such commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority and may in any case be convened by such superior authority if considered desirable by such authority.</text>
  </level>
</section>
