(b) Capital offense. A capital offense may not be tried under Article 134.

Predefined Offenses.

Through executive order (MCM), several offenses have been pre-defined under Article 134, to include elements of proof, and maximum permissible punishements. These offenses are:

--(Abusing public animal)

--(Adultery)

--(Assault--indecent)

--(Assault--with intent to commit murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, robbery, sodomy, arson, burglary, or housebreaking)

--(Bigamy)

--(Bribery and graft)

--(Burning with intent to defraud)

--(Check, worthless, making and uttering--by dishonorably failing to maintain funds)

--(Cohabitation, wrongful)

--(Correctional custody--offenses against)

--(Debt, dishonorably failing to pay)

--(Disloyal statements)

--(Disorderly conduct, drunkenness)

--(Drinking liquor with prisoner)

--(Drunk prisoner)

--Article 134--(Drunkenness--incapacitation for performance of duties through prior wrongful indulgence in intoxicating liquor or any drug)

--(False or unauthorized pass offenses)

--(False pretenses, obtaining services under)

--(False swearing)

--(Firearm, discharging--through negligence)

--(Firearm, discharging--willfully, under such circumstances as to endanger human life)

--(Fleeing scene of accident)

--(Fraternization)

--(Gambling with subordinate)

--(Homicide, negligent)

--(Impersonating a commissioned, warrant, noncommissioned, or petty officer, or an agent or official)

--(Indecent acts or liberties with a child)

--(Indecent exposure)

--(Indecent language)

--(Indecent acts with another)

--(Jumping from vessel into the water)

--(Kidnapping)

--(Mail: taking, opening, secreting, destroying, or stealing)

--(Mails: depositing or causing to be deposited obscene matters in)

--(Misprision of serious offense)

--(Obstructing justice)

--(Wrongful interference with an adverse administrative proceeding)

--(Pandering and prostitution)

--(Parole, Violation of)

--(Perjury: subornation of)

--(Public record: altering, concealing, removing, mutilating, obliterating, or destroying)

--(Quarantine: medical, breaking)

--(Reckless Endangerment)

--(Requesting commission of an offense)

--(Restriction, breaking)

--(Seizure: destruction, removal, or disposal of property to prevent)

--(Self-injury without intent to avoid service)

--(Sentinel or lookout: offenses against or by)

--(Soliciting another to commit an offense)

--(Stolen property: knowingly receiving, buying, concealing)

--(Straggling)

--(Testify: wrongful refusal)

--(Threat or hoax: bomb)

--(Threat, communicating)

--(Unlawful entry)

--(Weapon: concealed, carrying)

--(Wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button)

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Above Information from Manual for Court Martial, 2002, Chapter 4, Paragraph 60

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