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Amanda Perry

Counsel of record in 24 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(14 as defense counsel, 10 as trial counsel)
Oct 2021 to Jun 2026

24Cases
14As defense counsel
10As trial counsel
6Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.3

14Cases
3Contested
67%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 3)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty11 (79%)
  • Not Guilty2 (14%)
  • Mixed Plea1 (7%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement11 (79%)
  • No plea agreement2 (14%)
  • Not reported1 (7%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone13 (93%)
  • Enlisted Panel1 (7%)

Contested Panel Cases: 1 of 3

  • Enlisted Panel1 of 3
  • Officer Panel0 of 3

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted12 (86%)
  • Acquitted2 (14%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone2101
Enlisted Panel1001

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (11 Convictions)

  • BCD6 of 11
  • DD4 of 11
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 11

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 11 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement1 of 1
  • No plea agreement0 of 1

Member Retained: 0 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal0 of 1
91%Punitive discharge, enlisted (10 of 11)
75%Confinement (9 of 12 convictions)
2.0 yrsMedian confinement
lifeLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 128b Domestic violence7261
Art. 134 General article4040
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child3121
Art. 109 Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction1010
Art. 119b Child endangerment1010
Art. 128 Assault1110
Art. 131b Obstructing justice1101
Art. 80 Attempts1110
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer1010
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1010

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.8

10Cases
3Contested
0%Acquitted, contested cases (0 of 3)
67%Partial acquittal, contested cases (2 of 3)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty7 (70%)
  • Not Guilty3 (30%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement7 (70%)
  • No plea agreement3 (30%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone9 (90%)
  • Officer Panel1 (10%)

Contested Panel Cases: 1 of 3

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 3
  • Officer Panel1 of 3

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted8 (80%)
  • Partial Acquittal2 (20%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone2020
Officer Panel1100

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (9 Convictions)

  • BCD6 of 9
  • DD2 of 9
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 9

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 9 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement1 of 1
  • No plea agreement0 of 1

Member Retained: 0 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal0 of 1
89%Punitive discharge, enlisted (8 of 9)
80%Confinement (8 of 10 convictions)
7 moMedian confinement
7.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article3030
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances2020
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2121
Art. 128b Domestic violence2120
Art. 107 False official statements1110
Art. 115 Communicating threats1010
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1110
Art. 123a Making, drawing, or uttering check without sufficient funds1010
Art. 128 Assault1111
Art. 129 Burglary; unlawful entry1101

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Fort Bragg 11
  • Fort Stewart 10
  • Fort Knox 2
  • Fort Jackson 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.

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