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.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 65.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
87850:672.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 78), 64 Stat. 134.
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