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Lindsey C. North

Counsel of record in 28 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(16 as defense counsel, 12 as trial counsel)
Mar 2016 to Oct 2026

28Cases
16As defense counsel
12As trial counsel
12Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 2.2

16Cases
9Contested
56%Acquitted, contested cases (5 of 9)
11%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 9)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty1 (6%)
  • Not Guilty9 (56%)
  • Not Reported6 (38%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone9 (56%)
  • Enlisted Panel5 (31%)
  • Officer Panel2 (12%)

Contested Panel Cases: 7 of 9

  • Enlisted Panel5 of 9
  • Officer Panel2 of 9

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted10 (62%)
  • Partial Acquittal1 (6%)
  • Acquitted5 (31%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone2011
Enlisted Panel5302
Officer Panel2002

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (10 Convictions)

  • BCD5 of 10
  • No Punitive Discharge5 of 10

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • No Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

5 of 10 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge5 of 10

Member Retained: 1 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal1 of 1
50%Punitive discharge, enlisted (5 of 10)
73%Confinement (8 of 11 convictions)
6 moMedian confinement
1.1 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances5050
Art. 134 General article4340
Art. 128 Assault2120
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2020
Art. 109 Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction1010
Art. 111 (former: Drunken or reckless driving)1010
Art. 115 Communicating threats1110
Art. 117a Wrongful broadcast of intimate visual images1010
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault1110
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer1010
Charges not listed in the record5505

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 0.3

12Cases
3Contested
67%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 3)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty5 (42%)
  • Not Guilty2 (17%)
  • Not Reported5 (42%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone11 (92%)
  • Enlisted Panel1 (8%)

Contested Panel Cases: 1 of 3

  • Enlisted Panel1 of 3
  • Officer Panel0 of 3

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted10 (83%)
  • Acquitted2 (17%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone2101
Enlisted Panel1001

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (5 Convictions)

  • DD1 of 5
  • No Punitive Discharge4 of 5

Officers and Warrant Officers (5 Convictions)

  • No Dismissal5 of 5

No Punitive Discharge

4 of 5 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge4 of 5

Member Retained: 5 of 5 Officer Convictions

  • No dismissal5 of 5
20%Punitive discharge, enlisted (1 of 5)
90%Confinement (9 of 10 convictions)
45 daysMedian confinement
2.5 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation3030
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances2111
Art. 121 Larceny2020
Art. 124 Frauds against the United States2020
Art. 134 General article2020
Art. 80 Attempts2020
Art. 107 False official statements1010
Art. 108 Military property; loss, damage, destruction1010
Art. 109 Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction1010
Art. 111 Leaving scene of vehicle accident1010
Charges not listed in the record2111

Where

  • JB Andrews, Maryland 6
  • Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 4
  • Tyndall AFB, Florida 3
  • Hurlburt Field, Florida 3
  • Incirlik AB, Turkey 2
  • Ft Meade, Maryland 2
  • Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina 2
  • Ramstein AB, Germany 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 Lindsey Christine North; those cases are counted here.

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