Ucmj Attorneys

Article 82 makes it a criminal offense for a person subject to the UCMJ to solicit or advise another person…

Article 80 criminalizes attempts to commit offenses under the UCMJ, covering situations where a service member takes a substantial step…

Article 93 prohibits cruelty toward or oppression or maltreatment of any person subject to the accused's orders. The article requires…

This Article 134 offense covers the intentional firing of a weapon under circumstances that endanger the life of another person.…

Article 102 prohibits the forcing of a safeguard, which is a protection granted by a military commander to persons, places,…

Article 79 is a procedural provision that allows a court-martial to find an accused guilty of a lesser included offense…

Bribery and graft under Article 134 criminalize the corrupt exchange of value for official action. Bribery targets the offer, gift,…

This Article 134 offense addresses wrongful interference with adverse administrative proceedings such as separation boards, officer elimination proceedings, and other…

Article 85 addresses desertion, one of the oldest and most serious offenses in military law. The article covers three forms:…

Article 107 criminalizes the making of false official statements, whether oral or written, with the intent to deceive. The statement…

Article 120c addresses sexual misconduct offenses including indecent viewing, indecent visual recording, broadcasting or distributing intimate images, and forcible pandering.…

Kidnapping under Article 134 involves the wrongful seizure, confinement, inveigling, decoying, or carrying away of another person. The offense requires…

Disloyal statements under Article 134 criminalize speech by service members that is designed to promote disloyalty or disaffection among members…

Article 131 criminalizes perjury, defined as willfully making a false statement under a lawful oath in a judicial proceeding or…

Child endangerment under Article 134 criminalizes conduct by a service member that endangers the physical or mental health, safety, or…

Carrying a concealed weapon was historically prosecuted under Article 134 as conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline or service-discrediting.…

Article 120a criminalizes the depositing or causing to be deposited of obscene matter in the mail by any person subject…

Article 78 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice addresses individuals who assist someone they know has committed an offense,…

Article 86 covers unauthorized absence from a unit, organization, or place of duty. It encompasses three distinct forms: failure to…

Article 111 criminalizes leaving the scene of a vehicle accident that results in personal injury or property damage. This article…

Negligent discharge of a firearm under Article 134 covers the careless or inadvertent firing of any weapon due to the…

Drunk and disorderly conduct under Article 134 criminalizes public drunkenness accompanied by disorderly behavior. The offense requires both elements: intoxication…

Article 115 criminalizes the communication of threats by persons subject to the UCMJ. The article covers threats to injure a…

Article 98 targets willful noncompliance with the procedural rules governing the administration of military justice. It applies primarily to officers…

Article 116 covers two related offenses: engaging in a riot and breach of the peace. A riot requires the participation…

Article 100 makes it a capital offense to compel or attempt to compel a commander of any U.S. military force…

Article 120b specifically addresses sexual offenses committed against children by persons subject to the UCMJ. The article establishes heightened protections…

Fleeing the scene of an accident under Article 134 criminalizes a service member's departure from the location of a vehicle…

Article 96 makes it an offense for any person subject to the UCMJ to release a prisoner without proper authority,…

Article 92 is one of the most broadly applied punitive articles in the UCMJ, covering three separate offenses: violation of…

This Article 134 offense criminalizes the destruction, removal, or disposal of property for the purpose of preventing its lawful seizure…

Article 117 makes it an offense to use provoking or reproachful words or gestures toward any person subject to the…

Article 83 criminalizes malingering, which occurs when a service member feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse, or mental derangement, or…

Article 109 prohibits the willful or reckless waste, spoilage, or destruction of property that does not belong to the U.S.…

Straggling under Article 134 covers the offense of falling behind or leaving a march, formation, or other organized military movement…

Misprision of a serious offense under Article 134 involves the failure to report a known serious offense to appropriate authorities,…