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WVC 15 - 1 E- 56 §15-1E-56. Maximum limits. (a) The punishment
which a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed
such limits as prescribed by this article, but in no instance
may a sentence exceed more than ten years for a military
offense, nor shall a sentence of death be adjudged. A conviction
by general court-martial of any military offense for which an
accused may receive a sentence of confinement for more than one
year is a felony offense. Except for convictions by a summary
court-martial, all other military offenses are misdemeanors. Any
conviction by a summary court-martial is not a criminal
conviction.  (b) The limits of punishment for violations of the
punitive articles prescribed herein shall be lesser of the
sentences prescribed by the manual for courts-martial of the
United States in effect on January 1, 2004, and the state manual
for courts-martial, but in no instance shall any punishment
exceed that authorized by this a