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Leyla Brammer

Counsel of record in 15 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(3 as defense counsel, 12 as trial counsel)
Oct 2023 to Apr 2026

15Cases
3As defense counsel
12As trial counsel
1Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 0

3Cases
0Contested
—Acquitted, contested cases (none)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty3 (100%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement2 (67%)
  • No plea agreement0 (0%)
  • Not reported1 (33%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone3 (100%)

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted2 (67%)
  • No Result Posted1 (33%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

No contested cases

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (2 Convictions)

  • BCD1 of 2
  • DD1 of 2

No Punitive Discharge

0 of 2 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge0 of 2
100%Punitive discharge, enlisted (2 of 2)
100%Confinement (2 of 2 convictions)
2.3 yrsMedian confinement
4.5 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 128b Domestic violence2020
Art. 128 Assault1010
Art. 129 Burglary; unlawful entry1010
Art. 131b Obstructing justice1010
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer1010
Charges not listed in the record1000

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 0.6

12Cases
1Contested
100%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 1)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty11 (92%)
  • Not Guilty1 (8%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement10 (83%)
  • No plea agreement1 (8%)
  • Not reported1 (8%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone11 (92%)
  • Not Reported1 (8%)

Contested Panel Cases: 0 of 1

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 1
  • Officer Panel0 of 1

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted11 (92%)
  • Acquitted1 (8%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Not Reported1001

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (8 Convictions)

  • BCD7 of 8
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 8

Officers and Warrant Officers (3 Convictions)

  • Dismissal3 of 3

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 8 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement1 of 1
  • No plea agreement0 of 1

Member Retained: 0 of 3 Officer Convictions

  • No dismissal0 of 3
88%Punitive discharge, enlisted (7 of 8)
73%Confinement (8 of 11 convictions)
8 moMedian confinement
16.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article3030
Art. 107 False official statements2020
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2111
Art. 121 Larceny2020
Art. 133 Conduct unbecoming an officer2020
Art. 86 AWOL2020
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer2020
Art. 113 Drunken or reckless operation of vehicle1010
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1010
Art. 128 Assault1101

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Fort Bragg 15

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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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