UCMJ Article 131d: Wrongful Refusal to Testify

To qualify as a witness” means that the witness declares that the witness will testify truthfully. A good faith but legally incorrect belief in the right to remain silent does not constitute a defense to a charge of wrongful refusal to testify.

UCMJ Article 131c: Misprision of Serious Offence

Misprision of a serious offense is concealing a serious offense committed by another but without such previous contact with or subsequent assistance to the principal as would make the accused an accessory.

UCMJ Article 131b: Obstructing Justice

Any service member may be subject to prosecution under Article 131b if they engage in conduct in the case of a particular person against whom the accused had reason to believe there were or would be criminal or disciplinary proceedings pending.

UCMJ Article 131a: Subornation of Perjury

Subornation of perjury differs from standard perjury because it is applied to the individual who influences, persuades, or causes another person to commit perjury.

UCMJ Article 131: Perjury

Giving false testimony can only be committed during a judicial proceeding. Judicial proceedings include a trial by court-martial, and the course of justice includes preliminary hearings conducted under Article 32.

UCMJ Article 130: Stalking

The accused wrongfully engaged in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear death or bodily harm, including sexual assault, to himself or herself, to a member of his or her immediate family, or his or her intimate partner.

UCMJ Article 129: Burglary; Unlawful Entry

A service member may be subject to prosecution for unlawful entry if they unlawfully enter the real property of another or the personal property of another, which amounts to a structure usually used for habitation or storage.

UCMJ Article 128a: Maiming

It is maiming to put out a person’s eye, to cut off a hand, foot, or finger, or to knock out a tooth, as these injuries destroy or disable those members or organs. It is also maiming to injure an internal organ to diminish the physical vigor of a person seriously. Likewise, it is hindering to cut off an ear or to scar a face with acid, as these injuries seriously disfigure a person.

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