(a) Any person subject to this article who solicits or advises another or others to desert in violation of section eighty-five of this article or mutiny in violation of section ninety-four of this article shall, if the offense solicited or advised is attempted or committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if the offense solicited or advised is not committed or attempted, the person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 15-1E-82

  • Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

(b) Any person subject to this article who solicits or advises another or others to commit an act of misbehavior before the enemy in violation of section ninety-nine of this article or sedition in violation of section ninety-four of this article shall, if the offense solicited or advised is committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if the offense solicited or advised is not committed, the person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.