10 U.S.C. § 878

§878. Art. 78. Accessory after the fact

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U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
10 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 10 - ARMED FORCES

Subtitle A - General Military Law

PART II - PERSONNEL

CHAPTER 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

SUBCHAPTER X - PUNITIVE ARTICLES

Sec. 878 - Art. 78. Accessory after the fact

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§878. Art. 78. Accessory after the fact

Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing that an offense punishable by this chapter has been committed, receives, comforts, or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial, or punishment shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 65.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

878
50:672.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 78), 64 Stat. 134.

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