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Lindsey N. Brower

Counsel of record in 25 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(10 as defense counsel, 15 as trial counsel)
Mar 2017 to May 2025

25Cases
10As defense counsel
15As trial counsel
15Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 2.9

10Cases
5Contested
20%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 5)
20%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 5)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty1 (10%)
  • Not Guilty4 (40%)
  • Not Reported5 (50%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone7 (70%)
  • Officer Panel3 (30%)

Contested Panel Cases: 3 of 5

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 5
  • Officer Panel3 of 5

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted8 (80%)
  • Partial Acquittal1 (10%)
  • Acquitted1 (10%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone2101
Officer Panel3210

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (8 Convictions)

  • BCD2 of 8
  • DD1 of 8
  • No Punitive Discharge5 of 8

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

5 of 8 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge5 of 8

Member Retained: 0 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal0 of 1
38%Punitive discharge, enlisted (3 of 8)
78%Confinement (7 of 9 convictions)
12 moMedian confinement
9.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances3230
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault3230
Art. 128 Assault2020
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2120
Art. 107 False official statements1010
Art. 115 Communicating threats1010
Art. 121 Larceny1010
Art. 128b Domestic violence1010
Charges not listed in the record1101

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.2

15Cases
10Contested
60%Acquitted, contested cases (6 of 10)
20%Partial acquittal, contested cases (2 of 10)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty3 (20%)
  • Not Guilty10 (67%)
  • Not Reported2 (13%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone8 (53%)
  • Enlisted Panel5 (33%)
  • Officer Panel2 (13%)

Contested Panel Cases: 7 of 10

  • Enlisted Panel5 of 10
  • Officer Panel2 of 10

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted7 (47%)
  • Partial Acquittal2 (13%)
  • Acquitted6 (40%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone3111
Enlisted Panel5014
Officer Panel2101

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (8 Convictions)

  • BCD3 of 8
  • DD2 of 8
  • No Punitive Discharge3 of 8

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • No Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

3 of 8 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge3 of 8

Member Retained: 1 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal1 of 1
62%Punitive discharge, enlisted (5 of 8)
78%Confinement (7 of 9 convictions)
1.5 yrsMedian confinement
1.8 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault4414
Art. 134 General article3130
Art. 128 Assault2120
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2020
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1110
Art. 113 Drunken or reckless operation of vehicle1010
Art. 120c Other sexual misconduct1110
Charges not listed in the record4404

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia 6
  • JB Charleston, South Carolina 5
  • Aviano AB, Italy 2
  • Moody AFB, Georgia 2
  • Spangdahlem AB, Germany 2
  • JB Andrews, Maryland 1
  • Incirlik AB, Turkey 1
  • RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom 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 M. Brower; those cases are counted here.

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