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On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States decided United States v. Briggs and United States v. Collins, holding that three rape prosecutions under the pre-2006.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds prosecution of Minot airman years after he raped woman
The highest court’s ruling means rape cases perpetrated by military personnel before 2006 can be brought to court, which eliminates one hurdle that victims face: a time limit. 11:56 am, Dec. 11, 2020 ×
Humphrey Daniels. U.S. Air Force photo
Backed by an 8-0 decision, Justice Samuel Alito opined that Air Force Lt. Col. Humphrey Daniels III and others were subject to prosecution for rape. It overturns a Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ruling that military personnel can only be charged for sexual assault allegations from before 2006 if they were prosecuted within five years.
By NANCY MONTGOMERY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 11, 2020 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the rape convictions of three Air Force airmen, reversing a ruling from the military’s top court dismissing their cases because they fell outside the statute of limitations. Thursday’s 8-0 decision stated that a five-year statute of limitations does not apply to military rape cases and that they can be prosecuted at any time. The case concerned the 2014 conviction of Lt. Col. Michael Briggs for the 2005 rape of a subordinate after the woman reported it in 2013. The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces last year reversed Briggs’ five-month jail sentence and dismissal from the service. The appeals court decided that a 1977 Supreme Court decision banning the death penalty for rape meant that rape was not a military capital offense and thus was not exempt from the five-year statutory limit for most military crimes.