(a) Upon the final review of a sentence of a general court-martial or of a sentence to a bad-conduct discharge or of a sentence to any confinement the accused shall have the right to be represented by counsel before the reviewing authority, the staff judge advocate or legal officer, as the case may be, and before the state judge advocate. (b) Upon the request of an accused entitled to be so represented, the state judge advocate shall appoint a lawyer who is a member of the organized militia or on the state reserve list or the state retired list, if available, to represent the accused before the reviewing authority, the staff judge advocate, or legal officer, as the case may be, and before the state judge advocate, in the review of cases specified in subdivision (a) of this section. (c) An accused entitled to be so represented may be represented before the reviewing authority, the staff judge advocate or legal officer, as the case may be, and before the state judge advocate, by civilian counsel if provided by him.
New York Legal Code