Mutiny

In Criminal Law. The unlawful resistance of a superior officer, or the raising of commotions and disturbances on board of a ship against the authority of its commander, or in the army in opposition to the authority of the officers; a sedition; a revolt See Whart Cr. L. § 1876. Art. 22 of the United States Articles of War provides: Any officer or soldier, who begins, excites, causes, or Joins in any mutiny or sedition, in any troop, battery, company, party, post, detachment, or guard, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as a court-martial shall direct. Art. 23: Any officer or soldier who, being present at any mutiny or sedition, does not use his utmost endeavors to suppress the same, or, having knowledge of any intended mutiny or sedition does not without delay give information thereof to his commanding officer, shall suffer death, or) such other punishment as a court-martial may direct. Sedition is the raising of a commotion or disturbance with a view to create a mutiny or to Incite revolt against military authority. Davis, MU.

L. 390 As to mutiny, see U. S. v. Smith, 1 Mas. 147, Fed Cas. No. 16,337; U. 8. T. Kelly; 4 Wash. C. C. 628, Fed. Cas. No. 15,616; U. S. v. Borden, 1 Spra. 876, Fed. Cas. No. 14,625.

— Art. 4 of the navy provides the punishment of death, or such other punishment as a court-martial may adjudge, for any person in the naval service “who makes or attempts to make, or unite with any mutiny or mutinous assembly, or, being witness to or present at any mutiny, does not do his utmost to suppress it;

— or, knowing of any mutinous assembly or any Intended mutiny, does not imme- - Mutiny, reroll^ and the endeavor to make a revolt «r mutiny, oh board mercbant-veseels, are made criminal, and a punishment provided for them; R. S. 8 4596 (amended 1898); U. S. v. Nye, 2 Curt 0.

C. 226, Fed. Cae. No. 15,906; U. S. v. Petveon, 1 Woodb. ft M. 306, Fed. Oas. No. 16,037; U..8. v. Caseedy, 2 Sumn. C. C. 682, Fed. Cae. No. 14,746.