§ 856.
Art. 56. Maximum limits
The punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed such limits as the President may prescribe for that offense.
Source
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 56.)Notes
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
856 | 50:637. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 56), 64 Stat. 126. |
The word “may” is substituted for the word “shall”.