Ohio Code § 5924.29

§ 5924.29.

(A) No member of a general or special court-martial shall be absent or excused after

the court has been assembled for the trial of the accused except for physical disability,

as a result of a challenge, or by order of the convening authority for good cause. (B) Whenever a general court-martial, other than a general court-martial composed of

a military judge only, is reduced below five members, the trial may not proceed unless

the convening authority details new members sufficient in number to provide not fewer

than five members.  When the new members have been sworn, the trial may proceed with the new members

present after the recorded evidence previously introduced before the members of the

court has been read to the court in the presence of the military judge, the accused,

and counsel for both sides. (C) Whenever a special court-martial, other than a special court-martial composed of

a military judge only, is reduced below three members, the trial may not proceed unless

the convening authority details new members sufficient in number to provide not fewer

than three members.  When the new members have been sworn, the trial shall proceed with the new members

present as if no evidence had previously been introduced at the trial, unless a verbatim

record of the evidence previously introduced before the members of the court or a

stipulation thereof is read to the court in the presence of the military judge, if

any, the accused, and counsel for both sides. (D) If the military judge of a court-martial composed of a military judge only is unable

to proceed with the trial because of physical disability, as a result of a challenge,

or for other good cause, the trial shall proceed after the detail of a new military

judge as if no evidence had previously been introduced, unless a verbatim record of

the evidence previously introduced or a stipulation thereof is read in court in the

presence of the new military judge, the accused, and counsel for both sides.