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Harrison Lee Broadbent

Counsel of record in 15 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(9 as defense counsel, 6 as trial counsel)
Nov 2022 to Jun 2026

15Cases
9As defense counsel
6As trial counsel
7Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 0.6

9Cases
1Contested
100%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 1)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty5 (56%)
  • Not Reported4 (44%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone9 (100%)

Contested Panel Cases: 0 of 1

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 1
  • Officer Panel0 of 1

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted8 (89%)
  • Acquitted1 (11%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1001

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (7 Convictions)

  • BCD2 of 7
  • DD2 of 7
  • No Punitive Discharge3 of 7

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

3 of 7 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge3 of 7

Member Retained: 0 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal0 of 1
57%Punitive discharge, enlisted (4 of 7)
62%Confinement (5 of 8 convictions)
1.3 yrsMedian confinement
5.9 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances3030
Art. 121 Larceny3030
Art. 134 General article3030
Art. 128b Domestic violence2020
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2020
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1010
Art. 133 Conduct unbecoming an officer1010
Art. 82 Soliciting1010
Art. 86 AWOL1010
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer1010
Charges not listed in the record1101

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 3.4

6Cases
6Contested
67%Acquitted, contested cases (4 of 6)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Not Guilty6 (100%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone3 (50%)
  • Enlisted Panel3 (50%)

Contested Panel Cases: 3 of 6

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 6
  • Officer Panel0 of 6

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted2 (33%)
  • Acquitted4 (67%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone3102
Enlisted Panel3102

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)
1.1 yrsMedian confinement
2.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2211
Art. 128 Assault1110
Art. 128b Domestic violence1110
Charges not listed in the record3303

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

  • Morgan L. Herrell 3
  • Sheyla Susana Lopez 3
  • Claudia G. Laing 2
  • Joseph L. Bishop 2
  • Joshua N. Stuckey 2
  • Ryan E. Schmidt 2
  • Braxton D. Good 1
  • Caleb R. Carswell 1

Where

  • JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia 7
  • Andersen AFB, Guam 4
  • Kunsan AB, South Korea 2
  • Moody AFB, Georgia 1
  • Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina 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 Harrison Broadbent, Harrison L. Broadbent; those cases are counted here.

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