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Raquel L. Muscioni

Counsel of record in 20 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(8 as defense counsel, 12 as trial counsel)
Apr 2020 to May 2026

20Cases
8As defense counsel
12As trial counsel
10Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 0.8

8Cases
3Contested
67%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 3)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty3 (38%)
  • Not Guilty3 (38%)
  • Not Reported2 (25%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone6 (75%)
  • Enlisted Panel2 (25%)

Contested Panel Cases: 2 of 3

  • Enlisted Panel2 of 3
  • Officer Panel0 of 3

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted6 (75%)
  • Acquitted2 (25%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1100
Enlisted Panel2002

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (6 Convictions)

  • BCD3 of 6
  • DD1 of 6
  • No Punitive Discharge2 of 6

No Punitive Discharge

2 of 6 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge2 of 6
67%Punitive discharge, enlisted (4 of 6)
67%Confinement (4 of 6 convictions)
1.8 yrsMedian confinement
2.5 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2202
Art. 128 Assault2020
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2111
Art. 113 Drunken or reckless operation of vehicle1110
Art. 115 Communicating threats1010
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1010
Art. 120c Other sexual misconduct1010
Art. 134 General article1010

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 3.4

12Cases
7Contested
29%Acquitted, contested cases (2 of 7)
29%Partial acquittal, contested cases (2 of 7)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty5 (42%)
  • Not Guilty7 (58%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone7 (58%)
  • Enlisted Panel5 (42%)

Contested Panel Cases: 5 of 7

  • Enlisted Panel5 of 7
  • Officer Panel0 of 7

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted8 (67%)
  • Partial Acquittal2 (17%)
  • Acquitted2 (17%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone2101
Enlisted Panel5221

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (10 Convictions)

  • BCD1 of 10
  • DD4 of 10
  • No Punitive Discharge5 of 10

No Punitive Discharge

5 of 10 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge5 of 10
50%Punitive discharge, enlisted (5 of 10)
100%Confinement (10 of 10 convictions)
6 moMedian confinement
7.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances3130
Art. 107 False official statements2020
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2220
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2020
Art. 115 Communicating threats1010
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1110
Art. 121 Larceny1010
Art. 123 (former: Forgery)1010
Art. 128 Assault1110
Art. 128b Domestic violence1010
Charges not listed in the record2202

Where

  • Ramstein AB, Germany 12
  • Spangdahlem AB, Germany 2
  • MacDill AFB, Florida 1
  • JB Lewis-McChord, Washington 1
  • Hanscom AFB, Massachussetts 1
  • Aviano AB, Italy 1
  • RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom 1
  • Lajes Field, Azores 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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