Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 928: Art. 128. Assault

Felony

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This statute defines assault, including attempts or offers to cause bodily harm, infliction of substantial or grievous bodily harm, strangulation, and assault with intent to commit serious felonies like murder or rape.

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attempts to do bodily harm to another person; offers to do bodily harm to another person; or does bodily harm to another person; who, with the intent to do bodily harm, offers to do bodily harm with a dangerous weapon; who, in committing an assault, inflicts substantial bodily harm or grievous bodily harm on another person; or who commits an assault by strangulation or suffocation; 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. 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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