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Marc J. Emond

Counsel of record in 27 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(1 as defense counsel, 26 as trial counsel)
Sep 2022 to Mar 2026

27Cases
1As defense counsel
26As trial counsel
4Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 0

1Cases
0Contested
—Acquitted, contested cases (none)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty1 (100%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement1 (100%)
  • No plea agreement0 (0%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone1 (100%)

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted1 (100%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

No contested cases

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (1 Conviction)

  • BCD1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

0 of 1 Enlisted Conviction

  • No punitive discharge0 of 1
100%Punitive discharge, enlisted (1 of 1)
100%Confinement (1 of 1 convictions)
7 moMedian confinement
7 moLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 128b Domestic violence1010

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.5

26Cases
4Contested
25%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 4)
50%Partial acquittal, contested cases (2 of 4)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty21 (81%)
  • Not Guilty4 (15%)
  • Not Reported1 (4%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement20 (77%)
  • No plea agreement4 (15%)
  • Not reported2 (8%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone24 (92%)
  • Enlisted Panel1 (4%)
  • Officer Panel1 (4%)

Contested Panel Cases: 1 of 4

  • Enlisted Panel1 of 4
  • Officer Panel0 of 4

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted23 (88%)
  • Partial Acquittal2 (8%)
  • Acquitted1 (4%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone3120
Enlisted Panel1001

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (23 Convictions)

  • BCD9 of 23
  • DD4 of 23
  • No Punitive Discharge10 of 23

Officers and Warrant Officers (2 Convictions)

  • No Dismissal2 of 2

No Punitive Discharge

10 of 23 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement10 of 10
  • No plea agreement0 of 10

Member Retained: 2 of 2 Officer Convictions

  • Plea agreement2 of 2
  • No plea agreement0 of 2
57%Punitive discharge, enlisted (13 of 23)
96%Confinement (24 of 25 convictions)
10 moMedian confinement
5.5 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article101101
Art. 128b Domestic violence9191
Art. 128 Assault8281
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child3222
Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer3030
Art. 131b Obstructing justice2020
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2121
Art. 107 False official statements1010
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1010
Art. 113 Drunken or reckless operation of vehicle1010

Where

  • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 14
  • Fort Wainwright 12
  • Fort Campbell 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.

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