Ohio Code § 5924.70
Ohio Code § 5924.70. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5924.70.
(A) The state judge advocate shall detail one or more judge advocates as appellate government
counsel and one or more judge advocates assigned to the United States army trial defense
service or the United States air force area defense counsel as appellate defense counsel. Appellate counsel shall be members in good standing of the bar of this state and
certified by the state judge advocate to be competent to act as appellate counsel. (B) Appellate government counsel shall represent the state in the court of military appeals. In a case arising under this code that is heard in the supreme court, appellate
government counsel shall represent the state in the supreme court unless the attorney
general elects to represent the state. (C) Appellate defense counsel shall represent the accused in the court of military appeals
and the supreme court unless the accused elects to be represented by civilian counsel
at the accused's own expense. (D) Appellate government and defense counsel shall perform any additional functions in
connection with post-trial proceedings in court-martial cases that the state judge
advocate directs.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5924.70
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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