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Robert W. Miller

Counsel of record in 20 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(7 as defense counsel, 13 as trial counsel)
May 2016 to Feb 2021

20Cases
7As defense counsel
13As trial counsel
13Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.5

7Cases
4Contested
25%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 4)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Not Guilty4 (57%)
  • Not Reported3 (43%)

Who Decided the Case

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

Contested Panel Cases: 4 of 4

  • Enlisted Panel2 of 4
  • Officer Panel2 of 4

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted6 (86%)
  • Acquitted1 (14%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Enlisted Panel2101
Officer Panel2200

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (6 Convictions)

  • BCD2 of 6
  • DD2 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)
11 moMedian confinement
35.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances3130
Art. 107 False official statements2120
Art. 121 Larceny2120
Art. 134 General article2220
Art. 118 Murder1110
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1010
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation1010
Charges not listed in the record1101

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.9

13Cases
9Contested
67%Acquitted, contested cases (6 of 9)
11%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 9)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Guilty1 (8%)
  • Not Guilty9 (69%)
  • Not Reported3 (23%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone6 (46%)
  • Enlisted Panel5 (38%)
  • Officer Panel2 (15%)

Contested Panel Cases: 7 of 9

  • Enlisted Panel5 of 9
  • Officer Panel2 of 9

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted6 (46%)
  • Partial Acquittal1 (8%)
  • Acquitted6 (46%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone2002
Enlisted Panel5113
Officer Panel2101

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (6 Convictions)

  • BCD3 of 6
  • DD2 of 6
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 6

Officers and Warrant Officers (1 Conviction)

  • No Dismissal1 of 1

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 6 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge1 of 6

Member Retained: 1 of 1 Officer Conviction

  • No dismissal1 of 1
83%Punitive discharge, enlisted (5 of 6)
71%Confinement (5 of 7 convictions)
8 moMedian confinement
7.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances2220
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault2121
Art. 107 False official statements1010
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child1010
Art. 121 Larceny1010
Art. 128 Assault1010
Charges not listed in the record6606

Where

  • Andersen AFB, Guam 4
  • JB Andrews, Maryland 2
  • Hurlburt Field, Florida 2
  • JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey 2
  • Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona 1
  • Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina 1
  • Keesler AFB, Mississippi 1
  • Eielson AFB, Alaska 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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