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10 U.S.C. § 928

Title 10 Chapter 47 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 928. Art. 128. Assault

  • (a) Any person subject to this chapter who, unlawfully and with force or violence—
    • (1) attempts to do bodily harm to another person;
    • (2) offers to do bodily harm to another person; or
    • (3) does bodily harm to another person;
  • (b) Any person subject to this chapter—
    • (1) who, with the intent to do bodily harm, offers to do bodily harm with a dangerous weapon;
    • (2) who, in committing an assault, inflicts substantial bodily harm or grievous bodily harm on another person; or
    • (3) who commits an assault by strangulation or suffocation;
  • (c)
    • (1) Any person subject to this chapter who commits assault with intent to commit an offense specified in paragraph (2) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
    • (2) The offenses referred to in paragraph (1) are murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, sexual assault, rape of a child, sexual assault of a child, robbery, arson, burglary, and kidnapping.

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