Uniform Code of Military Justice
Article 220. Construction of Punitive Articles.
(a) No person may be convicted of an offense under this Code unless every element of the offense is proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
(b) Criminal liability shall not be created by analogy.
(c) When a specific punitive Article addresses the conduct alleged, a more general Article shall not be used to avoid—
(i) an element;
(ii) a defense;
(iii) a jurisdictional limitation; or
(iv) a sentencing restriction;
applicable to the specific offense.