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Allison R. Barbo

Counsel of record in 23 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(10 as defense counsel, 13 as trial counsel)
Mar 2016 to Sep 2021

23Cases
10As defense counsel
13As trial counsel
13Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 3.1

10Cases
4Contested
50%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 4)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Not Guilty3 (30%)
  • Not Reported7 (70%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone7 (70%)
  • Officer Panel3 (30%)

Contested Panel Cases: 3 of 4

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 4
  • Officer Panel3 of 4

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted8 (80%)
  • Acquitted2 (20%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1001
Officer Panel3201

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (6 Convictions)

  • BCD1 of 6
  • DD5 of 6

Officers and Warrant Officers (2 Convictions)

  • No Dismissal2 of 2

No Punitive Discharge

0 of 6 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge0 of 6

Member Retained: 2 of 2 Officer Convictions

  • No dismissal2 of 2
100%Punitive discharge, enlisted (6 of 6)
75%Confinement (6 of 8 convictions)
2.6 yrsMedian confinement
11.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article5050
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child3030
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances2220
Art. 133 Conduct unbecoming an officer2120
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2020
Art. 109 Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction1010
Art. 128 Assault1010
Charges not listed in the record2202

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.6

13Cases
9Contested
67%Acquitted, contested cases (6 of 9)
22%Partial acquittal, contested cases (2 of 9)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty4 (31%)
  • Not Guilty8 (62%)
  • Not Reported1 (8%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone6 (46%)
  • Enlisted Panel7 (54%)

Contested Panel Cases: 7 of 9

  • Enlisted Panel7 of 9
  • Officer Panel0 of 9

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted5 (38%)
  • Partial Acquittal2 (15%)
  • Acquitted6 (46%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone2002
Enlisted Panel7124

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (7 Convictions)

  • BCD3 of 7
  • DD3 of 7
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 7

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 7 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge1 of 7
86%Punitive discharge, enlisted (6 of 7)
100%Confinement (7 of 7 convictions)
1.0 yrsMedian confinement
9.5 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 128 Assault3230
Art. 134 General article3131
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation3130
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances2020
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2220
Art. 107 False official statements1010
Art. 114 Endangerment offenses1010
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1010
Charges not listed in the record6606

Where

  • Kadena AB, Japan 5
  • Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 2
  • Nellis AFB, Nevada 2
  • Beale AFB, California 2
  • JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 2
  • Yokota AB, Japan 2
  • JB Lewis-McChord, Washington 1
  • JBSA - Ft Sam Houston, Texas 1

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Counsel of record means this lawyer is listed as defense counsel or trial counsel in the public record of the case. Most cases list more than one lawyer on each side, and the records do not say who led or who argued, so the numbers describe cases this lawyer was counsel on, not individual wins or losses. Pages cover military counsel only; civilian counsel appear in lists by name. Percentages are shown for every count, however small, so check the number of cases behind each one. The Army records say whether there was a plea agreement, not what it said; Air Force records do not report plea agreements, and many Air Force records from 2016 to 2020 do not list the plea. In the article tables one case counts under each article charged, and Air Force records rarely list the charges in cases that ended in acquittal (those show as Charges not listed in the record). Member Retained means the sentence did not include a punitive discharge; it does not rule out a later administrative separation. Mixed Plea* means the record lists a guilty plea but the case ended in a partial acquittal, so at least one charge was contested (a mixed plea, or a guilty plea to a lesser offense). Contested cases are those with a not guilty or mixed plea, plus any case that ended in an acquittal or partial acquittal even when the record does not list the plea.

Source: public records of trial published by each service under Article 140a, UCMJ, as collected for the Military Trial Results page (data updated October 29, 2026). Counts reflect only the cases in this data and may be incomplete. Names are shown as published in the source records. The records also write this name as Allison Barbo, Allison Rose Barbo; those cases are counted here.

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