10 U.S.C. § 856a
Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVIII, § 5301(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2920]
[repealed]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 2003–2012 · leading case: United States v. Lovett, 63 M.J. 211 (C.A.A.F. 2006).
United States v. Lovett, 63 M.J. 211 (C.A.A.F. 2006). “1629 , 1759 (1997) (codified at Article 56a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 856a (2000)). 5 . Signing Statement, 33 Weekly Comp.”
United States v. Christian, 63 M.J. 205 (C.A.A.F. 2006). “21 The relevant portions of this law are now codified in Article 56a, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 856a. It states that a court-martial may adjudge a sentence of LWOP for “any offense for which a sentence of confinement for life may be adjudged.”
United States v. Stebbins, 61 M.J. 366 (C.A.A.F. 2005). “Article 56a of the UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 856a, enacted on November 18, 1997, 10 states that a court-martial may adjudge a sentence of LWOP for “any offense for which a sentence of confinement for life may be adjudged.”
United States v. Traum, 60 M.J. 226 (C.A.A.F. 2004). “Article 56a, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 856a (2000), was enacted on November 18, 1997.”
United States v. Wallace, 58 M.J. 759 (N.M.C.C.A. 2003). “1629 , 1759 (18 Nov 1997)(codified as Title 10 U.S.C. § 856a). At the time of Appellant’s crimes and trial in 1999, the President, by Executive Order, had previously mandated that a military member convicted of non-capital murder could be sentenced to any “punishment other than…”
United States v. Ronghi, 60 M.J. 83 (C.A.A.F. 2004). “” 10 U.S.C. § 856a(a) (2000). The statute that added this language to the UCMJ also provided that Article 56a “shall be applicable only with respect to an offense committed after the date of the enactment of this Act.”
Christian v. Sec'y of the Army, 847 F. Supp. 2d 68 (D.D.C. 2012). “” 10 U.S.C. § 856a. In its 2002 edition, the MCM was amended to provide that the “maximum punishment” for sodomy “[w]ith a child under the age of 12 years at the time of the offense” was “[dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for life…”
United States v. Thomas, 60 M.J. 521 (N.M.C.C.A. 2004). “Congress created the punishment of life “without eligibility for parole” in 1997 through its enactment of Article 56a, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 856a, mandating that “[f|or any offense for which a sentence of confinement for life may be adjudged, a court-martial may adjudge a sentence…”
United States v. Tanner, 61 M.J. 649 (N.M.C.C.A. 2005). “In 1997, Congress modified its delegation of authority, providing that for any crime where the President has prescribed confinement for life as a possible sentence, courts-martial automatically have the option of adjudging a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility…”
— 10 U.S.C. § 856a(a) — 3 cases
United States v. Stebbins, 61 M.J. 366 (C.A.A.F. 2005). “Article 56a of the UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 856a, enacted on November 18, 1997, 10 states that a court-martial may adjudge a sentence of LWOP for “any offense for which a sentence of confinement for life may be adjudged.”
United States v. Ronghi, 60 M.J. 83 (C.A.A.F. 2004). “” 10 U.S.C. § 856a(a) (2000). The statute that added this language to the UCMJ also provided that Article 56a “shall be applicable only with respect to an offense committed after the date of the enactment of this Act.”
Christian v. Sec'y of the Army, 847 F. Supp. 2d 68 (D.D.C. 2012). “” 10 U.S.C. § 856a. In its 2002 edition, the MCM was amended to provide that the “maximum punishment” for sodomy “[w]ith a child under the age of 12 years at the time of the offense” was “[dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for life…”
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