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Simone D. Genus

Counsel of record in 15 courts-martial in the Military Trial Results data
(10 as defense counsel, 5 as trial counsel)
Dec 2018 to Jan 2025

15Cases
10As defense counsel
5As trial counsel
7Contested (not guilty or mixed plea)

As Defense Counsel (Defending)

Average Contests Per Year: 2.4

10Cases
6Contested
100%Acquitted, contested cases (6 of 6)
—Partial acquittal, contested cases (none)

Pleas When Defending

  • Guilty4 (40%)
  • Not Guilty6 (60%)

Who Decided the Case

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

Contested Panel Cases: 4 of 6

  • Enlisted Panel3 of 6
  • Officer Panel1 of 6

Findings When Defending, All Cases

  • Convicted4 (40%)
  • Acquitted6 (60%)

Contested Findings (Defending)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone2002
Enlisted Panel3003
Officer Panel1001

Sentences When Defending

Enlisted (4 Convictions)

  • BCD2 of 4
  • DD2 of 4

No Punitive Discharge

0 of 4 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge0 of 4
100%Punitive discharge, enlisted (4 of 4)
100%Confinement (4 of 4 convictions)
1.1 yrsMedian confinement
2.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Defending

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances2020
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child2111
Art. 128b Domestic violence2202
Art. 107 False official statements1010
Art. 114 Endangerment offenses1010
Art. 117a Wrongful broadcast of intimate visual images1010
Art. 120c Other sexual misconduct1010
Art. 128 Assault1101
Art. 134 General article1010
Charges not listed in the record4404

As Trial Counsel (Prosecuting)

Average Contests Per Year: 1

5Cases
1Contested
0%Acquitted, contested cases (0 of 1)
100%Partial acquittal, contested cases (1 of 1)

Pleas When Prosecuting

  • Not Reported5 (100%)

Who Decided the Case

  • Judge Alone5 (100%)

Contested Panel Cases: 0 of 1

  • Enlisted Panel0 of 1
  • Officer Panel0 of 1

Findings When Prosecuting, All Cases

  • Convicted4 (80%)
  • Partial Acquittal1 (20%)

Contested Findings (Prosecuting)

Decided ByCasesConvictedPartialAcquitted
Judge Alone1010

Sentences When Prosecuting

Enlisted (3 Convictions)

  • BCD1 of 3
  • DD1 of 3
  • No Punitive Discharge1 of 3

Officers and Warrant Officers (2 Convictions)

  • Dismissal1 of 2
  • No Dismissal1 of 2

No Punitive Discharge

1 of 3 Enlisted Convictions

  • No punitive discharge1 of 3

Member Retained: 1 of 2 Officer Convictions

  • No dismissal1 of 2
67%Punitive discharge, enlisted (2 of 3)
100%Confinement (5 of 5 convictions)
12 moMedian confinement
24.0 yrsLongest confinement

UCMJ Articles When Prosecuting

ArticleCasesContestedConvictedAcquitted
Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation3121
Art. 115 Communicating threats2020
Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child2020
Art. 128 Assault2121
Art. 134 General article1111

Opposing Counsel, Most Cases

  • Douglas R. Moquet 3
  • Jovan S. Legister 2
  • Tyler S. George 2
  • Alissa D. Rodriguez-Vega 1
  • Andrei Alexander Satchlian 1
  • Arielle S. Heald 1
  • Ashley M. Hartshorn 1
  • Carmen M. Flederbach 1

Where

  • Maxwell AFB, Alabama 5
  • JB Anacostia-Bolling, Washington DC 3
  • Ft Meade, Maryland 2
  • JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey 2
  • JB Andrews, Maryland 1
  • Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina 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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