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Olga Stanford

Counsel of record in 17 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(10 as defense counsel, 7 as trial counsel)
Aug 2020 to Dec 2024

17Cases
10As defense counsel
7As trial counsel
10Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 2

10Cases
5Contested
60%Acquitted, contested cases (3 of 5)
40%Partial acquittal, contested cases (2 of 5)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty5 (50%)
  • Not Guilty5 (50%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone6 (60%)
  • Enlisted Panel3 (30%)
  • Officer Panel1 (10%)

Contested Panel Cases: 4 of 5

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 5
  • Officer Panel1 of 5

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted5 (50%)
  • Partial Acquittal2 (20%)
  • Acquitted3 (30%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1010
Enlisted Panel3012
Officer Panel1001

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (6 Convictions)

  • BCD5 of 6
  • DD1 of 6

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • No Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

0 of 6 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge0 of 6

Member Retained: 1 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal1 of 1
100%Punitive discharge, enlisted (6 of 6)
100%Confinement (7 of 7 convictions)
4 moMedian confinement
1.3 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances3030
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault3221
Art. 128b Domestic violence1110
Art. 133 Conduct unbecoming an officer1010
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1010
Charges not listed in the record2202

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 3.7

7Cases
5Contested
80%Acquitted, contested cases (4 of 5)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty2 (29%)
  • Not Guilty5 (71%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone3 (43%)
  • Enlisted Panel2 (29%)
  • Officer Panel2 (29%)

Contested Panel Cases: 4 of 5

  • Enlisted Panel2 of 5
  • Officer Panel2 of 5

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted3 (43%)
  • Acquitted4 (57%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1001
Enlisted Panel2002
Officer Panel2101

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (3 Convictions)

  • BCD1 of 3
  • No Punitive Discharge2 of 3

No Punitive Discharge

2 of 3 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge2 of 3
33%Punitive discharge, enlisted (1 of 3)
67%Confinement (2 of 3 convictions)
37 daysMedian confinement
40 daysLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 107 False official statements1110
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1010
Art. 128b Domestic violence1010
Charges not listed in the record4404

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Minot AFB, North Dakota 13
  • Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota 2
  • Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota 1
  • Tinker AFB, Oklahoma 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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