Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§876 Art. 76. Finality of Proceedings, Findings, and Sentences
Title 10 › Subtitle 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
Summary
When a court-martial’s record, findings, and sentence are approved under this law, they are final. Orders that publish those proceedings and actions must be followed by all U.S. departments, courts, agencies, and officers, except for a petition for new trial under section 873 (article 73), action by the Secretary under section 874 (article 74), or the President’s authority.
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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
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60