Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 751 federal defendants had a case end with 31 U.S.C. 5332 as the most serious charge, and 692 of them (92%) pleaded guilty. Only 11 (1%) went to trial, and 3 of those trials ended in an acquittal. Of the 700 defendants convicted, 581 (83%) received a prison term on that
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 48 federal defendants charged mainly under 18 U.S.C. 2244 went to trial, and 14 of those trials (29%) ended in an acquittal. Trials were uncommon: 718 of the 816 defendants (88%) pleaded guilty. Overall, 752 (92%) were convicted, and the median prison term on this charg
Of the 864 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case fell under 18 U.S.C. 844, 706 (82%) pleaded guilty and 63 (7%) went to trial in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of those 63 trials, 15 ended in an acquittal (24%). Among the 754 convicted, 710 (94%) received a prison term on t
Federal records list 890 defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 with 18 U.S.C. 666 as the most serious charge. 85% pleaded guilty, 8% had their charges dismissed, and 8% went to trial, where 13 of 67 trials (19%) ended in an acquittal. Of the 808 convicted, 72% received a prison t
Under 18 U.S.C. 1542, 749 of 892 federal defendants (84%) pleaded guilty in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and only 25 (3%) went to trial. Of the 771 people convicted, 606 (79%) were sentenced to a prison term on this charge. The median term was 10 months.
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 898 federal defendants had their cases end with 18 U.S.C. 472 as the most serious charge, and 811 of them (90%) pleaded guilty. Only 9 (1%) went to trial, and 1 of those 9 trials ended in an acquittal. Of the 819 convicted, 647 (79%) received a prison term on this charg
Guilty pleas ended 849 of the 900 federal cases (94%) in which 18 U.S.C. 1952 was the most serious charge at the end, over fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Only 15 defendants (2%) went to trial. Of the 859 convicted, 709 (83%) were sentenced to prison on that charge, with a median term of 48 months (4 yea
Of the 908 federal defendants whose cases under 18 U.S.C. 875 ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 60 (7%) went to trial, and 13 of those trials (22%) ended in an acquittal. Judges deciding bench trials acquitted in 8 of 11 cases (73%), while juries acquitted in 5 of 49 (10%). Overall, 793 (87%) were
Among 943 federal defendants whose cases ended under 18 U.S.C. 2423 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 885 (94%) were convicted, and 880 of the convicted (more than 99%) received a prison term on that charge. The median term was 120 months (10 years), and 22 defendants received life. Of the 77 cases that
Federal cases under 18 U.S.C. 1201 went to trial in 191 of 944 defendants' cases (20%) in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of those 191 trials, 25 (13%) ended in an acquittal. Nearly every conviction brought prison, with a median term of 180 months (15 years), and 80 defendants received life.
From fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 80 of 953 federal defendants charged mainly under 18 U.S.C. 1957 went to trial (8%), and 6 of those trials ended in an acquittal (8%). Most defendants, 772 (81%), pleaded guilty. Of the 846 convicted, 740 (87%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median of 4
Most people convicted under 18 U.S.C. 1709 did not receive a prison term on that charge: 164 of the 840 convicted (20%) did, and the median term for them was 6 months. Of 955 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 836 (88%) pleaded guilty and 115 (12%) had their cases dis
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