10 USC § 950a - Error of law; lesser included offense

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s950a"
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title: "10 USC § 950a - Error of law; lesser included offense"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "950a"
section_name: "Error of law; lesser included offense"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "MILITARY COMMISSIONS"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2599.)"
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# § 950a. Error of law; lesser included offense

**(a)** **Error of Law.—** A finding or sentence of a military commission under this chapter may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.

**(b)** **Lesser Included Offense.—** Any reviewing authority with the power to approve or affirm a finding of guilty by a military commission under this chapter may approve or affirm, instead, so much of the finding as includes a lesser included offense.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2599.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 950a, added , , , related to error of law and lesser included offense, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .