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Diana H. DeQuattro

Counsel of record in 16 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(11 as defense counsel, 5 as trial counsel)
Apr 2022 to Apr 2026

16Cases
11As defense counsel
5As trial counsel
7Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 3.6

11Cases
6Contested
33%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 6)
67%Partial acquittal, contested cases (4 of 6)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty5 (45%)
  • Not Guilty5 (45%)
  • Mixed Plea1 (9%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement6 (55%)
  • No plea agreement5 (45%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone6 (55%)
  • Enlisted Panel5 (45%)

Contested Panel Cases: 5 of 6

  • Enlisted Panel5 of 6
  • Officer Panel0 of 6

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted5 (45%)
  • Partial Acquittal4 (36%)
  • Acquitted2 (18%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1010
Enlisted Panel5032

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (9 Convictions)

  • BCD4 of 9
  • DD3 of 9
  • No Punitive Discharge2 of 9

No Punitive Discharge

2 of 9 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement1 of 2
  • No plea agreement1 of 2
78%Punitive discharge, enlisted (7 of 9)
78%Confinement (7 of 9 convictions)
2.0 yrsMedian confinement
4.4 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 128 Assault5342
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault3313
Art. 128b Domestic violence3322
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child2020
Art. 131b Obstructing justice2111
Art. 134 General article2020
Art. 115 Communicating threats1010
Art. 118 Murder1101
Art. 130 Stalking1101
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer1110

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 0.2

5Cases
1Contested
0%Acquitted, contested cases (0 of 1)
100%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 1)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty4 (80%)
  • Mixed Plea1 (20%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement3 (60%)
  • No plea agreement0 (0%)
  • Not reported2 (40%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone4 (80%)
  • Enlisted Panel1 (20%)

Contested Panel Cases: 1 of 1

  • Enlisted Panel1 of 1
  • Officer Panel0 of 1

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted4 (80%)
  • Partial Acquittal1 (20%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Enlisted Panel1010

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (5 Convictions)

  • BCD4 of 5
  • DD1 of 5

No Punitive Discharge

0 of 5 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge0 of 5
100%Punitive discharge, enlisted (5 of 5)
100%Confinement (5 of 5 convictions)
6 moMedian confinement
4.3 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 128 Assault2120
Art. 128b Domestic violence2121
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer2020
Art. 108 Military property; loss, damage, destruction1010
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1010
Art. 115 Communicating threats1110
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1010
Art. 121 Larceny1010
Art. 134 General article1010
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1010

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Vilseck (Europe) 9
  • Wheeler Army Airfield 4
  • Central Command (CENTCOM) 2
  • Kaiserslautern (Europe) 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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