S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2835
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SECTION 25-1-2835. Approval of findings and sentence.
Official statutory text
In acting on the findings and sentence of a court-martial, the convening authority may approve only the findings of guilty and the sentence or the part or amount of the sentence, as he finds correct in law and fact and as he in his discretion determines must be approved. Unless he indicates otherwise, approval of the sentence is approval of the findings and sentence.
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