# The Courts-Martial (Army) Rules 1997, Article 71: Special finding


(1) For the purposes of these Rules a special finding is, where the particulars proved or admitted at the trial differ from those alleged in the charge but are sufficient to support a finding of guilty of the like offence as that charged, a finding of guilty subject to exceptions or variations specified in the finding.
(2) The court may not reach a special finding unless it appears that the difference is not so material as to have prejudiced the accused in his defence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/169/article/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-army-rules-1997/article-71
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