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Article 127 — Extortion
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76.a.
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Text of statute.
Any person subject to this chapter who communicates threats to another person with the intention thereby to obtain anything of value or any acquittance, advantage, or immunity is guilty of extortion and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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Text of statute.
Any person subject to this chapter who communicates threats to another person with the intention thereby to obtain anything of value or any acquittance, advantage, or immunity is guilty of extortion and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
76.b.
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Elements.
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Elements.
76.b.(1)
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That the accused communicated a certain threat to another; and
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That the accused communicated a certain threat to another; and
76.b.(2)
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That the accused intended to unlawfully obtain something of value, or any acquittance, advantage, or immunity.
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That the accused intended to unlawfully obtain something of value, or any acquittance, advantage, or immunity.
76.c.
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Explanation.
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Explanation.
76.c.(1)
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In general.
Extortion is complete upon communication of the threat with the requisite intent. The actual or probable success of the extortion need not be proved.
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In general.
Extortion is complete upon communication of the threat with the requisite intent. The actual or probable success of the extortion need not be proved.
76.c.(2)
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Threat.
A threat may be communicated by any means but must be received by the intended victim. The threat may be: a threat to do any unlawful injury to the person or property of the person threatened or to any member of that person’s family or any other person held dear to that person; a threat to accuse the person threatened, or any member of that person’s family or any other person held dear to that person, of any crime; a threat to expose or impute any deformity or disgrace to the person threatened or to any member of that person’s family or any other person held dear to that person; a threat to expose any secret affecting the person threatened or any member of that person’s family or any other person held dear to that person; or a threat to do any other harm.
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Threat.
A threat may be communicated by any means but must be received by the intended victim. The threat may be: a threat to do any unlawful injury to the person or property of the person threatened or to any member of that person’s family or any other person held dear to that person; a threat to accuse the person threatened, or any member of that person’s family or any other person held dear to that person, of any crime; a threat to expose or impute any deformity or disgrace to the person threatened or to any member of that person’s family or any other person held dear to that person; a threat to expose any secret affecting the person threatened or any member of that person’s family or any other person held dear to that person; or a threat to do any other harm.
76.c.(3)
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Acquittance.
An acquittance is a release or discharge from an obligation.
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Acquittance.
An acquittance is a release or discharge from an obligation.
76.c.(4)
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Advantage or immunity.
Unless it is clear from the circumstances, the advantage or immunity sought should be described in the specification. An intent to make a person do an act against that person’s will is not, by itself, sufficient to constitute extortion. Dishonorable discharge, d. Maximum punishment . forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 3 years.
Current text
Advantage or immunity.
Unless it is clear from the circumstances, the advantage or immunity sought should be described in the specification. An intent to make a person do an act against that person’s will is not, by itself, sufficient to constitute extortion. Dishonorable discharge, d. Maximum punishment . forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 3 years.
76.d.
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Maximum punishment.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 3 years.
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Maximum punishment.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 3 years.
76.e.
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Sample specifications.
In that __________ (personal jurisdiction data), did, (at/on board—location) (subject-matter jurisdiction data, if required), on or about _____ 20 __, with intent unlawfully to obtain (something of value, to wit: ________) (an acquittance) (an advantage, to wit: __________) (an immunity, to wit: __________), communicate to __________ a threat to (here describe the threat).
Current text
Sample specifications.
In that __________ (personal jurisdiction data), did, (at/on board—location) (subject-matter jurisdiction data, if required), on or about _____ 20 __, with intent unlawfully to obtain (something of value, to wit: ________) (an acquittance) (an advantage, to wit: __________) (an immunity, to wit: __________), communicate to __________ a threat to (here describe the threat).
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