Inchoate, Party, and Procedural Offenses (Articles 77–82)
These six articles do not describe a specific harmful act. They define how criminal responsibility extends to principals and to accessories after the fact, what a court-martial may convict of when the evidence proves less than the offense charged, and when attempting, conspiring to commit, or soliciting an offense is itself punishable. For sentencing parameters, Articles 77 through 81 are classified as dependent on the underlying offense. Article 82 is mixed: some solicitations are dependent on the underlying offense, while others have their own category or are sentencing-criteria offenses.
| Article | Offense |
|---|---|
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-77-principals/">77</a> | Principals |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-78-accessory-after-the-fact/">78</a> | Accessory After the Fact |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-79-conviction-of-offense-charged-lesser-included-offenses-and-attempts/">79</a> | Conviction of Offense Charged, Lesser Included Offenses, and Attempts |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-80-attempts/">80</a> | Attempts |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-81-conspiracy/">81</a> | Conspiracy |
| <a href="https://ucmjoffenses.com/ucmj-article-82-solicitation/">82</a> | Solicitation |
See Offenses by Sentencing Category for how each article is classified for sentencing parameters, and How UCMJ Sentencing Rules Apply for what those classifications mean.
Sources
- 10 U.S.C. §§ 877–882 (Articles 77–82, UCMJ)
- Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 2024 edition, Part IV
- Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2024 ed.), Appendix 12C