Are there criminal offenses outside of Title 10 that apply only to military members (i.e., that have a personal jurisdiction element similar to UCMJ)? Answer: Yes. The following offense was created during the Reconstruction Era. My preliminary research indicates that it has never been litigated (there is certainly no appellate caselaw interpreting it). 18 U.S. Code § 592. Troops at polls "Whoever, being an officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the United States." Brenner FissellEIC
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Cloudesley Shovell
10/14/2020 08:49:15 pm
Doubtful. A search of the US Code for the phrase "on active duty" didn't seem to turn anything up on a very quick review of the search results.
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18 U.S. Code § 3261 affectionately MEJA permits prosecution of 2 groups: Whoever engages in conduct outside the United States that would constitute an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year if the conduct had been engaged in within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States--
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Brenner M. Fissell
10/15/2020 10:59:58 am
Nice find No Man--I have two that I am going to post but am waiting to see if anyone else discovers them!
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