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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="13A-909" title_number="13A" title_name="Maryland Code of Military Justice" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Post–trial Procedure and Review of Courts–martial">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The senior force judge advocate shall detail a judge advocate as appellate government counsel to represent the State in the review or appeal of cases specified in § 13A–908 of this subtitle and before any federal court when requested to do so by the State Attorney General.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Appellate government counsel must be a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of the state to which the appeal is taken.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On an appeal by the State, an accused has the right to be represented by detailed military counsel before any reviewing authority and before any appellate court.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>On the appeal by an accused, the accused has the right to be represented by military counsel before any reviewing authority.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On the request of an accused entitled to be so represented, the senior force judge advocate shall appoint a judge advocate to represent the accused in the review or appeal of cases specified in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>An accused may be represented by civilian appellate counsel at no expense to the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
