Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
Of 956 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case was under 18 U.S.C. 3146, 418 (44%) had their cases dismissed in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Another 523 (55%) pleaded guilty, and 15 (2%) went to trial. Of the 537 who were convicted, 507 (94%) received a prison term on that
Of 1,032 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case fell under 18 U.S.C. 3, 994 (96%) pleaded guilty, 35 (3%) had their cases dismissed, and 3 went to trial in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. None of the 3 trials ended in an acquittal. Most of these charges were not felonies: 42%
Of 1,071 federal defendants whose most serious final charge fell under 26 U.S.C. 7201, 1,008 (94%) were convicted in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of those convicted, 766 (76%) received a prison term on that charge, and the median term was 18 months. Trials ended 76 cases (7%), and 7 of those trials (9
Of 1,078 federal defendants whose most serious charge was under 18 U.S.C. 1512 when their cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 224 went to trial (21%). Those trials ended in an acquittal 27 times (12%). Overall, 885 defendants (82%) were convicted, and the median prison term on this charge was
Federal records list 1,137 defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 with 18 U.S.C. 554 as the most serious charge. Of those, 1,089 (96%) were convicted, nearly all by guilty plea. Among the 959 who received a prison term on that charge, the median term was 30 months (2.5 years).
Among 1,152 federal defendants whose most serious charge fell under 46 U.S.C. 70506, only 33 went to trial, and 9 of those trials ended in an acquittal (27%). Guilty pleas resolved 1,090 cases (95%). Of the 1,114 convicted, 1,113 received a prison term on the charge, with a median of 90 months (7.5
Of the 1,067 federal defendants convicted under 18 U.S.C. 1591 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 1,060 (more than 99%) received a prison term on that charge. The median term was 180 months (15 years), and 41 people received life. Trials were held for 194 defendants (17%), and 11 of those trials ended in
Federal trials under 26 U.S.C. 5861 were uncommon, but when they happened, 10 of 37 (27%) ended in an acquittal in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Across all 1,219 defendants, 1,115 (91%) pleaded guilty and 1,142 (94%) were convicted. Of those convicted, 993 (87%) received a prison term on this charge, w
Federal records list 1,277 defendants whose cases under 18 U.S.C. 2119 ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of them, 1,112 (87%) were convicted, and 1,096 of those convicted received a prison term on that charge, with a median of 97 months (8.1 years). Another 85 defendants (7%) went to trial, and 20
Of 1,335 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case fell under 50 U.S.C. 797, 1,219 (91%) pleaded guilty, 111 (8%) had the charges dismissed, and 5 went to trial, over fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Every one of these charges was recorded as a Class A misdemeanor. Most of the ca
Of 1,434 federal defendants whose most serious charge was under 42 U.S.C. 408, 1,134 (79%) pleaded guilty and 282 (20%) had their cases dismissed in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Only 18 went to trial, and 3 of those trials ended in an acquittal. Of the 1,149 convicted, 877 (76%) received a prison term
Of the 1,488 federal defendants convicted under 18 U.S.C. 1544 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 1,393 (94%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median of 6 months. Guilty pleas ended 1,487 of the 1,542 cases (96%). Just 1 case went to trial.
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