Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§876 Art. 76. Finality of Proceedings, Findings, and Sentences

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 47 — UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER IX — POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL › § 876

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Appeals and approved or affirmed courts-martial results—including the trial records, findings, sentences, and any dismissals or discharges under those sentences—are final. Publishing those proceedings and actions binds all departments, courts, agencies, and officers, except a new‑trial petition under section 873 (article 73), Secretary action under section 874 (article 74), or the President.

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Title 10, §876

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The appellate review of records of trial provided by this chapter, the proceedings, findings, and sentences of courts-martial as approved, reviewed, or affirmed as required by this chapter, and all dismissals and discharges carried into execution under sentences by courts-martial following approval, review, or affirmation as required by this chapter, are final and conclusive. Orders publishing the proceedings of courts-martial and all action taken pursuant to those proceedings are binding upon all departments, courts, agencies, and officers of the United States, subject only to action upon a petition for a new trial as provided in section 873 of this title (article 73) and to action by the Secretary concerned as provided in section 874 of this title (article 74) and the authority of the President.

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Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 87650:663.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 76), 64 Stat. 132. The word “under” is substituted for the words “pursuant to”. The word “are” is substituted for the words “shall be”. The words “Secretary concerned” are substituted for the words “Secretary of a Department”.

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10 U.S.C. § 876

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102