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Brittany N. Hannah

Counsel of record in 15 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(13 as defense counsel, 2 as trial counsel)
Apr 2016 to Oct 2021

15Cases
13As defense counsel
2As trial counsel
9Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 2.4

13Cases
9Contested
56%Acquitted, contested cases (5 of 9)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty1 (8%)
  • Not Guilty8 (62%)
  • Not Reported4 (31%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone8 (62%)
  • Enlisted Panel5 (38%)

Contested Panel Cases: 5 of 9

  • Enlisted Panel5 of 9
  • Officer Panel0 of 9

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted8 (62%)
  • Acquitted5 (38%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone4103
Enlisted Panel5302

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (8 Convictions)

  • BCD2 of 8
  • DD4 of 8
  • No Punitive Discharge2 of 8

No Punitive Discharge

2 of 8 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge2 of 8
75%Punitive discharge, enlisted (6 of 8)
75%Confinement (6 of 8 convictions)
2.8 yrsMedian confinement
18.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article4140
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2020
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1010
Art. 120c Other sexual misconduct1010
Art. 121 Larceny1010
Art. 128 Assault1010
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer1110
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1010
Art. 93 Cruelty and maltreatment1110
Charges not listed in the record6615

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 0

2Cases
0Contested
—Acquitted, contested cases (none)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Not Reported2 (100%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone2 (100%)

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted2 (100%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

No contested cases

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (2 Convictions)

  • DD1 of 2
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 2

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 2 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge1 of 2
50%Punitive discharge, enlisted (1 of 2)
100%Confinement (2 of 2 convictions)
7.1 yrsMedian confinement
14.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1010
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1010
Art. 134 General article1010
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1010

Where

  • JBSA - Lackland, Texas 5
  • Kadena AB, Japan 2
  • Moody AFB, Georgia 2
  • Misawa AB, Japan 1
  • Yokota AB, Japan 1
  • McConnell AFB, Kansas 1
  • Andersen AFB, Guam 1
  • JB Lewis-McChord, Washington 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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