Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 569 federal defendants had a case end with 18 U.S.C. 2314 as the most serious charge, and 482 of them (85%) were convicted. Most pleaded guilty (80%), 15% had the charges dismissed, and 29 (5%) went to trial. Of the 29 trials, 2 ended in an acquittal.
Trials were common under 18 U.S.C. 2241: of 596 defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 171 (29%) went to trial, and 43 of those trials (25%) ended in an acquittal. Another 161 (27%) had their cases dismissed, and 264 (44%) pleaded guilty. Of the 392 convicted, 379 received a pris
Nearly every federal case under 18 U.S.C. 286 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 ended without a trial. Of 596 defendants, 536 (90%) pleaded guilty and 36 (6%) had their cases dismissed. Only 24 went to trial, and 1 of those trials ended in an acquittal.
Of 568 federal defendants convicted with 21 U.S.C. 331 as the most serious charge in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 155 (27%) received a prison term on that charge. The median term for those with 1 month or more was 15 months. Overall, 597 cases ended under this section, and 559 (94%) of them ended in a
Guilty pleas ended 551 of the 599 federal cases (92%) charged under 18 U.S.C. 1112 that closed in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Only 28 defendants (5%) went to trial, and 10 of those trials ended in an acquittal (36%). The median prison term for those convicted and sentenced to 1 month or more was 60 m
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 611 federal defendants had their cases end with 21 U.S.C. 959 as the most serious charge. Among the 493 convicted, the median prison term on that charge was 84 months (7 years), and 480 (97%) received a prison term. 480 (79%) pleaded guilty, 117 (19%) had their cases di
Dismissals were common under 18 U.S.C. 1361: 286 of 634 federal defendants (45%) had their cases dismissed in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and 331 (52%) pleaded guilty. Most of these charges were Class A misdemeanors (400, or 63%) rather than felonies (234, or 37%). Only 17 cases went to trial, and 3
Just 345 of 645 federal defendants (53%) charged under 18 U.S.C. 661 were convicted in cases that ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Nearly as many had their charges dismissed as pleaded guilty: 297 (46%) compared with 336 (52%). Most charges were Class A misdemeanors, and 155 of those convicted (4
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, the cases of 699 federal defendants ended with 18 U.S.C. 1959 as the most serious charge, and 124 of them (18%) went to trial. Only 3 of those 124 trials ended in an acquittal (2%). Of the 657 people convicted, 635 (97%) received a prison term on this charge, with a med
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 711 federal defendants had a most serious charge under 21 U.S.C. 856 when their cases ended. 646 (91%) pleaded guilty, 46 (6%) had their cases dismissed, and 19 (3%) went to trial, where 2 were acquitted. The median prison term was 41 months (3.4 years), and 522 of the
Among 575 federal defendants convicted under 18 U.S.C. 1111 in cases that ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 568 (99%) received a prison term on that charge. The median term was 223 months (18.6 years), and 102 received life. Of all 714 defendants, 467 (65%) pleaded guilty, 125 (18%) had their case
Almost every federal case under 19 U.S.C. 1459 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 was a Class A misdemeanor: 736 of 743 defendants (more than 99%). Of the 731 convicted, 723 (99%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median term of 7 months. Guilty pleas ended 723 cases (97%), and none of the 8 t
Clips, audiograms and the opening of every issue, free.
