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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="13A-718" title_number="13A" title_name="Maryland Code of Military Justice" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Trial Procedure">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A court–martial shall announce its findings and sentence to the parties as soon as determined.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial by general or special court–martial, the military judge shall sentence the accused.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the accused is convicted of an offense by general or special court–martial consisting of a military judge and members and the accused elects sentencing by members under § 13A–504 of this title, the members shall sentence the accused.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The sentence determined under this subsection constitutes the sentence of the accused.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial by summary court–martial, the court–martial shall sentence the accused.</text>
  </level>
</section>
