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[CITE: 10USC835]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
              CHAPTER 47--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
 
                   SUBCHAPTER VI--PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE
 
Sec. 835. Art. 35. Service of charges

    The trial counsel to whom court-martial charges are referred for 
trial shall cause to be served upon the accused a copy of the charges 
upon which trial is to be had. In time of peace no person may, against 
his objection, be brought to trial, or be required to participate by 
himself or counsel in a session called by the military judge under 
section 839(a) of this title (article 39(a)), in a general court-martial 
case within a period of five days after the service of charges upon him, 
or in a special court-martial case within a period of three days after 
the service of charges upon him.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 49; Pub. L. 90-632, Sec. 2(12), Oct. 
24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1337.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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835...................................  50:606.                              Ma
y 5, 1950, ch. 169, Sec.  1 (Art.
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5), 64 Stat. 119.
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    The word ``may'' is substituted for the word ``shall''. The word 
``after'' is substituted for the words ``subsequent to''.


                               Amendments

    1968--Pub. L. 90-632 inserted reference to a session called by the 
military judge under section 839(a) of this title (article 39(a)).


                    Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 90-632 effective first day of tenth month 
following October 1968, see section 4 of Pub. L. 90-632, set out as a 
note under section 801 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 839 of this title.
