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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-army-rules-1997/article-77",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/169",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts-Martial (Army) Rules 1997",
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  "path": "article/77",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "77",
  "heading": "Evidence on behalf of the accused",
  "text": "(1) The accused may—\n(a) give evidence on oath and call witnesses in mitigation of sentence and as to his character;\n(b) produce to the court any document or written report; and\n(c) address the court in mitigation of sentence.\n(2) Unless the prosecutor requires otherwise, any document or report referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above need not be adduced in compliance with the strict rules of evidence.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/169/article/77",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:27:06.653031+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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