2018 US Code
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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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 878 (2018)
Section Name §878. Art. 78. Accessory after the fact
Section Text

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.

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

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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.
Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within 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
Contains section 878
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 64 Stat. 134
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