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Holly M. Sanchez Perry

Counsel of record in 15 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(13 as defense counsel, 2 as trial counsel)
Jul 2019 to Dec 2023

15Cases
13As defense counsel
2As trial counsel
11Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 3.9

13Cases
9Contested
33%Acquitted, contested cases (3 of 9)
22%Partial acquittal, contested cases (2 of 9)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty4 (31%)
  • Not Guilty9 (69%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone7 (54%)
  • Enlisted Panel4 (31%)
  • Officer Panel2 (15%)

Contested Panel Cases: 6 of 9

  • Enlisted Panel4 of 9
  • Officer Panel2 of 9

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted8 (62%)
  • Partial Acquittal2 (15%)
  • Acquitted3 (23%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone3012
Enlisted Panel4211
Officer Panel2200

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (10 Convictions)

  • BCD3 of 10
  • DD3 of 10
  • No Punitive Discharge4 of 10

No Punitive Discharge

4 of 10 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge4 of 10
60%Punitive discharge, enlisted (6 of 10)
80%Confinement (8 of 10 convictions)
12 moMedian confinement
14.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation6460
Art. 128 Assault2020
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1010
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault1111
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1110
Art. 120c Other sexual misconduct1110
Art. 134 General article1111
Art. 82 Soliciting1010
Art. 89 Disrespect toward superior officer; assault of superior officer1110
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer1110
Charges not listed in the record3303

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 2

2Cases
2Contested
50%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 2)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Not Guilty1 (50%)
  • Not Reported1 (50%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone1 (50%)
  • Officer Panel1 (50%)

Contested Panel Cases: 1 of 2

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 2
  • Officer Panel1 of 2

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted1 (50%)
  • Acquitted1 (50%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1001
Officer Panel1100

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (1 Conviction)

  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 1 Enlisted Conviction

  • No punitive discharge1 of 1
0%Punitive discharge, enlisted (0 of 1)
100%Confinement (1 of 1 convictions)
8 moMedian confinement
8 moLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1110
Charges not listed in the record1101

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Eglin AFB, Florida 4
  • Hurlburt Field, Florida 4
  • JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 1
  • Kadena AB, Japan 1
  • Misawa AB, Japan 1
  • Osan AB, South Korea 1
  • Dover AFB, Delaware 1
  • Minot AFB, North Dakota 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 Holly Sanchez Perry; those cases are counted here.

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