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Military Criminal Defense Lawyers | Article 108

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  Military Criminal Defense Lawyers | Article 108 The UCMJ's Article 108 covers the majority of property offenses within the military.  This may include the selling, wrongfully disposing, damaging, destroying, losing, failing to secure, or failing to report and dealing of captured property. What Military Property Charges Reside Under Article 108? Property charges are one of the more common charges that take place under the UCMJ as the military has a misplaced affection for its own property. From the very first day of basic training, they’ll have a new recruit box up every ounce of private property and issue them, right down to their tighty whitey underwear, the property they want them to possess. Should any tragedy befall said property, there is a good chance they’ll be looking to punish someone.  The UCMJ places a myriad of charges under Article 108 and as such, it is best to enumerate each one exactly as it is written. We’ll also show you the max punishments associated with each

How many UCMJ articles are there?

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  How many UCMJ articles are there? The U.C.M.J. contains 146 articles, plus 12 sub-articles, for a total of 158. Not all of these U.C.M.J  articles are harsh. Some definitions of legal concepts and jurisdictions have nothing to do with an offence. Some, such as Article 77, specify who can and cannot be held criminally liable as a principal in a specific crime. The UCMJ contains 61 punitive articles, numbered 77 to 134. The UCMJ contains numerous "articles" that list the various legal infractions it addresses. Article 92, for example, deals with "Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation," while Article 129 deals with "Burglary." Article 134, the "General Article," makes all crimes not specifically listed punishable, including "all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces." The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the le