CAAF Opinion Digest · III.AA.59 · Crimes Offenses on/after 1 Jan 2019

Article 119b – Child Endangerment

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Offenses committed on or after 1 January 2019 (post-2016 amendment) — opinions from the 2021 Term of Court forward.
1 digested opinion, 2023–2023 Terms
2023 (October Term)
United States v. Stradtmann, 84 M.J. 378 · decided May 20, 2024 · No. 23-0223/AF
  1. Congress moved child endangerment from an enumerated Article 134 offense to a standalone offense under Article 119b, UCMJ in the NDAA for FY 2017; although the terminal element was deleted, Article 119b included the other presidentially enumerated elements, an updated definition of culpable negligence, and the same sample specification for other cases
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AA. Crimes
Offenses on/after 1 Jan 2019
Generally (4) Article 80 - Attempts (3) Article 81 - Conspiracy (1) Article 91 - Insubordinate Conduct Toward Warrant Officer, Noncommissioned Officer, or Petty Officer (1) Article 109 - Property Other Than Military Property of US - Waste, Spoilage, or Destruction (1) Article 112a - Wrongful Use, Possession, etc., of Controlled Substances (2) Article 113 - Drunken or Reckless Operation of a Vehicle, Aircraft, or Vessel (1) Article 117a - Wrongful Broadcast or Distribution of Intimate Visual Images (2) Article 119b – Child Endangerment (1) Article 120 - Rape and Sexual Assault Generally (8) Article 120b - Rape and Sexual Assault of a Child (1) Article 120c - Other Sexual Misconduct (1) Article 131e: Prevention of Authorized Seizure of Property (1) Article 133: Conduct Unbecoming an Officer (2) Article 134: General Article (5) Article 134: Child Pornography (1) Article 134: Indecent Conduct (3) Art. 134 - Miscellaneous -- Clause 1, Clause 2, or Clause 3 (6)
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