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Mark L. Wegzyn

Counsel of record in 18 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(0 as defense counsel, 18 as trial counsel)
Feb 2025 to Oct 2026

18Cases
0As defense counsel
18As trial counsel
3Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.8

18Cases
3Contested
33%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 3)
67%Partial acquittal, contested cases (2 of 3)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty15 (83%)
  • Not Guilty3 (17%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement15 (83%)
  • No plea agreement3 (17%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone15 (83%)
  • Enlisted Panel3 (17%)

Contested Panel Cases: 3 of 3

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 3
  • Officer Panel0 of 3

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted15 (83%)
  • Partial Acquittal2 (11%)
  • Acquitted1 (6%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Enlisted Panel3021

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (17 Convictions)

  • BCD9 of 17
  • DD7 of 17
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 17

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 17 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement0 of 1
  • No plea agreement1 of 1
94%Punitive discharge, enlisted (16 of 17)
88%Confinement (15 of 17 convictions)
1.7 yrsMedian confinement
17.7 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article8171
Art. 128 Assault5141
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2120
Art. 121 Larceny2111
Art. 128b Domestic violence2020
Art. 80 Attempts2020
Art. 107 False official statements1110
Art. 109 Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction1010
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1010
Art. 120c Other sexual misconduct1010

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Fort Hood 15
  • Vilseck (Europe) 3

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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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