Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
Of the 6 federal trials in which 18 U.S.C. 1071 was the most serious charge at the end of the case, 3 ended in an acquittal (3 of 6), all before juries. Most of the 93 defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 did not go to trial: 74 (80%) pleaded guilty and 13 (14%) had their cases
Between fiscal years 2016 and 2025, 96 federal defendants had cases end with 18 U.S.C. 5032 as the most serious charge. Of the 68 convicted, 38 (56%) received a prison term on that charge, and the median term was 22 months. Before that point, 27 cases (28%) were dismissed, 67 (70%) ended in a guilty
Of 93 defendants convicted under 18 U.S.C. 2237 in cases that ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 92 (99%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median of 13 months. In all, 101 defendants had cases end under this section. Of those, 92 (91%) pleaded guilty, 8 (8%) had their cases dismissed,
Dismissals were common under 18 U.S.C. 228: 29 of 105 federal defendants (28%) had their charges dismissed in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Most of the rest pleaded guilty, and 76 of the 105 (72%) were convicted. Prison terms were uncommon: 8 of the 76 convicted (11%) received one on this charge, with
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 81 of the 109 federal defendants charged most seriously under 50 U.S.C. 1705 were convicted (74%). Of those 81, 60 received a prison term on that charge, and the median term was 24 months (2 years). None of the 6 cases that went to trial ended in an acquittal.
Of 111 federal defendants whose cases under 18 U.S.C. 1152 ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 95 (86%) were convicted, nearly all through guilty pleas. Felony charges made up 71 of the cases (64%) and Class A misdemeanors 40 (36%). Of those convicted, 68 (72%) received a prison term on this charge,
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 125 federal defendants had cases end with a most serious charge under 18 U.S.C. 1503, and 99 of them pleaded guilty (79%). Of the 109 convicted, 93 received a prison term on that charge (85%), with a median of 30 months. Only 13 cases went to trial, and 3 of those ended
None of the 25 federal trials under 18 U.S.C. 1203 that ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 resulted in an acquittal. Across all 128 defendants, 118 (92%) were convicted, and 117 of them received a prison term on this charge. The median term was 164 months (13.7 years), and 9 defendants received life
Of the 129 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case fell under 18 U.S.C. 241 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 50 went to trial (39%). Those trials ended in 18 acquittals, or 36%. Overall, 101 of the 129 (78%) were convicted, and the median prison term on that charge was 36 mo
Of 137 federal defendants whose cases ended under 18 U.S.C. 2312 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 117 (85%) pleaded guilty and 16 (12%) had their cases dismissed. Only 4 went to trial, and none of the 4 ended in an acquittal. Among the 121 convicted, 103 (85%) received a prison term on this charge, wit
Of 137 federal defendants whose most serious final charge was under 26 U.S.C. 7212, 19 (14%) went to trial in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and 2 of those trials ended in an acquittal. Guilty pleas ended 111 cases (81%), and 128 defendants (93%) were convicted. Of those convicted, 96 (75%) received a p
Trials were common under 18 U.S.C. 1752, and none ended in an acquittal. Of 138 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2017 to 2025, 30 (22%) went to trial, and all 30 were convicted. With 106 guilty pleas (77%) and 2 dismissals (1%), 136 of the 138 (99%) were convicted.
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