U.S. v. Pritt, 54 M.J. 47

Core Criminal Law Subjects: Crimes: Article 95 - Resistance, Flight, Breach of Arrest, and Escape Pre-2019 offenses

1. amendment to Article 95, UCMJ, making flight from apprehension criminal, was effective on February 10, 1996, the date upon which the President signed the legislation in consonance with the rule that a law takes effect on the date of its enactment

Miscellaneous Matters: Statutes, Treaties, Regulations, Executive Orders, Directives, etc.: United States Code

1. amendment to Article 95, UCMJ, making flight from apprehension criminal, was effective on February 10, 1996, the date upon which the President signed the legislation in consonance with the rule that a law takes effect on the date of its enactment

Miscellaneous Matters: Statutes, Treaties, Regulations, Executive Orders, Directives, etc.: Executive Orders

1. Executive Order promulgating changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial did not change effective date of amendment to Article 95, UCMJ, as the legislation had been previously changed and the conduct proscribed made punishable when enacted, and Executive Order did not provide any additional safeguards to servicemembers with regard to the amendment