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Criminal Law Deskbook, Volume II, Crimes and Defenses CRIMINAL LAW DESKBOOK Volume II Crimes and Defenses The Judge Advocate General’s School, US Army Charlottesville, Virginia Summer 2010 FOREWORD The Criminal Law Department at The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, US Army, (TJAGLCS) produces this deskbook as a resource for Judge Advocates, both in training and in the field, and for use by other military justice practitioners. This deskbook covers many aspects of military justice, including procedure (Volume I) and substantive criminal law (Volume II). Military justice practitioners and military justice managers are free to reproduce as many paper copies as needed. The deskbook is neither an all-encompassing academic treatise nor a definitive digest of all military criminal caselaw. Practitioners should always consult relevant primary sources, including the decisions in cases referenced herein. Nevertheless, to the extent possible, it is an accurate, current, and comprehensive resource. Readers noting any discrepancies or having suggestions for this deskbook's improvement are encouraged to contact the TJAGLCS Criminal Law Department. Current departmental contact information is provided at the back of this deskbook. //Original Signed// DANIEL G. BROOKHART LTC, JA Chair, Criminal Law Department TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: SCOPE OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY................................................................ 1 I. PRINCIPALS. UCMJ ART. 77....................................................................... 1 II. ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT. UCMJ ART. 78. .................................. 8 III. LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSES. UCMJ ART. 79................................. 10 CHAPTER 2: INCHOATE OFFENSES .................................................................................... 1 I. ATTEMPTS. UCMJ ART. 80. ........................................................................ 1 II. CONSPIRACY. UCMJ ART. 81. .................................................................. 8 III. SOLICITATION. UCMJ ART. 82 and ART. 134..................................... 15 CHAPTER 3: MILITARY OFFENSES ..................................................................................... 1 PART I: ABSENCE, DISOBEDIENCE, AND RELATED OFFENSES I. UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE........................................................................ 1 II. ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE. UCMJ ART. 86......................................... 1 III. MISSING MOVEMENT. UCMJ ART. 87................................................... 7 IV. DESERTION. UCMJ ART. 85..................................................................... 9 V. DEFENSES TO UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE. ........................................ 12 VI. PROTECTED STATUS. ............................................................................. 19 VII. DISRESPECT............................................................................................. 22 VIII. DISOBEDIENCE: PERSONAL ORDER. UCMJ ART. 90(2) & 91(2) . 24 IX. VIOLATION OF A LAWFUL GENERAL REGULATION / ORDER. UCMJ ART. 92(1). ........................................................................................................... 28 X. FAILURE TO OBEY LOCAL ORDERS. UCMJ ART. 92(2). .................. 31 XI. THE LAWFULNESS OF ORDERS............................................................ 32 XII. DERELICTION OF DUTY. UCMJ ART. 92(3). ..................................... 35 XIII. ENLISTMENT DEFINED........................................................................ 38 i XIV. FRAUDULENT ENLISTMENT, APPOINTMENT, OR SEPARATION. UCMJ ART. 83. ................................................................................................................ 40 XV. EFFECTING UNLAWFUL ENLISTMENT, APPOINTMENT, OR SEPARATION. UCMJ ART. 84. .................................................................................... 41 XVI. CRUELTY AND MALTREATMENT. UCMJ ART. 93. ....................... 42 XVII. FRATERNIZATION. UCMJ ART. 134................................................. 43 XVIII. IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER, WARRANT OFFICER, OR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER. UCMJ ART. 134. .................................................. 47 XIX. MALINGERING. UCMJ ART. 115. ....................................................... 48 XX. LOSS, DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION, OR WRONGFUL DISPOSITION OF MILITARY PROPERTY. UCMJ ART. 108. .................................................................. 50 PART II: THE GENERAL ARTICLES I. CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER. UCMJ ART. 133. ................. 56 II. THE GENERAL ARTICLE. UCMJ ART. 134. .......................................... 59 PART III: WARTIME RELATED OFFENSES AND ESPIONAGE I. WARTIME-RELATED OFFENSES. ............................................................ 75 II. MISBEHAVIOR BEFORE THE ENEMY. UCMJ ART. 99....................... 77 III. WAR TROPHIES......................................................................................... 78 IV. STRAGGLING. UCMJ ART. 134.............................................................. 79 V. ESPIONAGE. UCMJ ART. 106A. .............................................................. 79 CHAPTER 4: CONVENTIONAL OFFENSES ......................................................................... 1 I. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON. UCMJ Arts. 128, 120a, 134 ............ 1 II. HOMICIDES. UCMJ ARTs. 118, 119, & 134............................................... 7 III. KIDNAPPING. UCMJ ART. 134............................................................... 19 IV. MAIMING. UCMJ ART. 124..................................................................... 20 V. SEXUAL OFFENSES................................................................................... 22 VI. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY. ......................................................... 53 VII. OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. .......... 83 ii VIII. “EVIL WORDS” OFFENSES. ............................................................... 101 IX. DRUG OFFENSES.................................................................................... 105 CHAPTER 5: DEFENSES........................................................................................................... 1 I. “SPECIAL DEFENSES” vs. “OTHER DEFENSES.”..................................... 1 II. PROCEDURE. ................................................................................................ 1 III. ACCIDENT.................................................................................................... 2 IV. DEFECTIVE CAUSATION / INTERVENING CAUSE. ............................ 5 V. DURESS.......................................................................................................... 6 VI. INABILITY / IMPOSSIBILITY ................................................................... 9 VII. ENTRAPMENT. ........................................................................................ 12 VIII. SELF-DEFENSE....................................................................................... 14 IX. DEFENSE OF ANOTHER.......................................................................... 16 X. INTOXICATION. ......................................................................................... 17 XI. MISTAKEN BELIEF OR IGNORANCE. .................................................. 18 XII. JUSTIFICATION. ...................................................................................... 23 XIII. ALIBI. ....................................................................................................... 26 XIV. VOLUNTARY ABANDONMENT. ......................................................... 27 XV. MISCELLANEOUS DEFENSES.............................................................. 27 XVI. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ................................................................ 30 XVII. FORMER JEOPARDY (ART. 44, UCMJ) ............................................. 32 CHAPTER 6: MENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ........................................................................... 1 I. INTRODUCTION. ........................................................................................... 1 II. REFERENCES. ............................................................................................... 1 III. MENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. ..................................................................... 1 IV. PARTIAL MENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. ................................................... 3 V. INTOXICATION. ........................................................................................... 4 iii VI. COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL. .......................................................... 4 VII. THE SANITY BOARD. ............................................................................... 8 VIII. TRIAL CONSIDERATIONS.................................................................... 10 CHAPTER 7: PLEADINGS ........................................................................................................ 1 I. THE CHARGING DECISION. ........................................................................ 1 II. PLEADINGS GENERALLY. ......................................................................... 3 III. MULTIPLICITY. ........................................................................................... 9 IV. LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSES. ............................................................ 10 V. UNREASONABLE MULTIPLICATION OF CHARGES. ......................... 12 APPENDIX A ....................................................................................................... 14 APPENDIX B ......................................................................................................
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