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Shalimar P. Addy

Counsel of record in 21 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(10 as defense counsel, 11 as trial counsel)
May 2016 to Oct 2020

21Cases
10As defense counsel
11As trial counsel
10Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 1.3

10Cases
4Contested
75%Acquitted, contested cases (3 of 4)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Not Guilty2 (20%)
  • Not Reported8 (80%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone9 (90%)
  • Officer Panel1 (10%)

Contested Panel Cases: 1 of 4

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 4
  • Officer Panel1 of 4

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted7 (70%)
  • Acquitted3 (30%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone3003
Officer Panel1100

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (7 Convictions)

  • DD4 of 7
  • No Punitive Discharge3 of 7

No Punitive Discharge

3 of 7 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge3 of 7
57%Punitive discharge, enlisted (4 of 7)
86%Confinement (6 of 7 convictions)
6.5 yrsMedian confinement
28.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 134 General article3030
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation3030
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child2020
Art. 128 Assault2020
Art. 109 Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction1010
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault1110
Charges not listed in the record3303

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 5.7

11Cases
6Contested
17%Acquitted, contested cases (1 of 6)
17%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 6)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Not Guilty5 (45%)
  • Not Reported6 (55%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone6 (55%)
  • Enlisted Panel3 (27%)
  • Officer Panel2 (18%)

Contested Panel Cases: 5 of 6

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 6
  • Officer Panel2 of 6

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted9 (82%)
  • Partial Acquittal1 (9%)
  • Acquitted1 (9%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1001
Enlisted Panel3210
Officer Panel2200

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (8 Convictions)

  • BCD1 of 8
  • DD6 of 8
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 8

Officers and Warrant Officers (2 Convictions)

  • Dismissal1 of 2
  • No Dismissal1 of 2

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 8 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge1 of 8

Member Retained: 1 of 2 Officer Convictions

  • No dismissal1 of 2
88%Punitive discharge, enlisted (7 of 8)
80%Confinement (8 of 10 convictions)
2.2 yrsMedian confinement
16.5 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault3321
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child2120
Art. 128 Assault2120
Art. 134 General article2020
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation2120
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances1010
Art. 115 (former: Malingering)1110
Art. 123 (former: Forgery)1010
Art. 133 Conduct unbecoming an officer1010
Charges not listed in the record1101

Judges, Most Cases Together

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

Where

  • Kadena AB, Japan 6
  • JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia 2
  • Hurlburt Field, Florida 2
  • Misawa AB, Japan 1
  • Kunsan AB, South Korea 1
  • JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 1
  • Osan AB, South Korea 1
  • Dover AFB, Delaware 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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