10 USC § 878 - Art. 78. Accessory after the fact

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title: "10 USC § 878 - Art. 78. Accessory after the fact"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "878"
section_name: "Art. 78. Accessory after the fact"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 65.)"
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# § 878. Art. 78. Accessory after the fact

Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing that an offense punishable by this chapter has been committed, receives, comforts, or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial, or punishment shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 65.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 878 | 50:672. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 78), 64 Stat. 134. |