United States v. Briggs (2020)
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United States v. Briggs, 592 U.S. ___ (2020), was a United States Supreme Court case involving whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) erred in ruling that the Uniform Code of Military Justice allows prosecution of a rape committed between 1986 and 2006 only if it was discovered and charged within five years. The Court, with the exception of Justice Amy Coney Barrett who did not participate on the case, ruled unanimously that under the Uniform Code, such crimes that are "punishable by death" under the Code do not have a statute of limitations unlike similar civilian crimes.[1]
United States v. Briggs | |
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Argued October 13, 2020 Decided December 10, 2020 | |
Full case name | United States v. Michael Briggs |
Docket no. | 19-108 |
Citations | 592 U.S. ___ (more) 141 S. Ct. 467 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | 78 M.J. 289 (C.A.A.F. 2019); cert. granted, 140 S. Ct. 519 (2019) |
Holding | |
Respondents’ prosecutions for rape under the UCMJ were timely. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Alito, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
Concurrence | Gorsuch |
Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
This case was considered notable due to its implications on the issue of sexual assault in the United States military and the military's ability to address these types of cases.[2][3] The case was consolidated with another, similar case called United States v. Collins (No. 19-184).