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Meghanne C. Majdecki

Counsel of record in 15 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(14 as defense counsel, 1 as trial counsel)
Apr 2021 to Jun 2023

15Cases
14As defense counsel
1As trial counsel
10Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 5.1

14Cases
9Contested
11%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 9)
78%Partial acquittal, contested cases (7 of 9)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty5 (36%)
  • Not Guilty5 (36%)
  • Mixed Plea1 (7%)
  • Mixed Plea*3 (21%)

Plea Agreements

  • Plea agreement7 (50%)
  • No plea agreement5 (36%)
  • Not reported2 (14%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone10 (71%)
  • Enlisted Panel4 (29%)

Contested Panel Cases: 4 of 9

  • Enlisted Panel4 of 9
  • Officer Panel0 of 9

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted6 (43%)
  • Partial Acquittal7 (50%)
  • Acquitted1 (7%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone5140
Enlisted Panel4031

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (12 Convictions)

  • BCD4 of 12
  • DD5 of 12
  • No Punitive Discharge3 of 12

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

3 of 12 Enlisted Convictions

  • Plea agreement3 of 3
  • No plea agreement0 of 3

Member Retained: 0 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal0 of 1
75%Punitive discharge, enlisted (9 of 12)
77%Confinement (10 of 13 convictions)
1.1 yrsMedian confinement
16.5 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault5534
Art. 128 Assault5332
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances3121
Art. 107 False official statements2020
Art. 115 Communicating threats2111
Art. 121 Larceny2111
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2120
Art. 108 Military property; loss, damage, destruction1010
Art. 113 Drunken or reckless operation of vehicle1101
Art. 118 Murder1101

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1

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

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Not Guilty1 (100%)

Plea Agreements

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

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone1 (100%)

Contested Panel Cases: 0 of 1

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 1
  • Officer Panel0 of 1

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Acquitted1 (100%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1001

Sentences When Prosecuting

No convictions

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1101

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Fort Leonard Wood 9
  • Fort Riley 2
  • Fort Leavenworth 1
  • Fort Carson 1
  • Fort Sill 1
  • Fort Huachuca 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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