Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
Of the 5 federal trials in which 42 U.S.C. 7413 was the most serious charge in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 3 ended in an acquittal, all of them bench trials. Most of the 138 defendants, 123 (89%), pleaded guilty. Of the 125 convicted, 25 (20%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median of 6
All 138 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case fell under 18 U.S.C. 1701 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 were charged at the petty offense level. 134 (97%) pleaded guilty, and 135 (98%) were convicted. Only 15 of the 135 convicted received a prison term on this charge, with
Federal records list 139 defendants whose case ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 with 16 U.S.C. 704 as the most serious charge. None of those charges was a felony, and 69 of the defendants (50%) had no lawyer. 121 (87%) pleaded guilty, and 6 of the 7 trials ended in an acquittal.
Federal charges under 18 U.S.C. 669 were split between felonies (68, or 49%) and Class A misdemeanors (71, or 51%) among the 139 defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of the 133 who were convicted (96%), 44 (33%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median of 18 months.
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 140 federal defendants had a case end with 18 U.S.C. 1015 as the most serious charge, and 33 of them (24%) had their cases dismissed. Another 105 (75%) pleaded guilty. Just 2 cases went to trial, and both ended in an acquittal.
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 142 federal defendants had a case end with 18 U.S.C. 4082 as the most serious charge, and 131 of them (92%) were convicted. Nearly all of those convicted, 129 (98%), received a prison term on that charge, and the median term was 10 months. Only 3 cases went to trial, an
Over fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 144 federal defendants had a case end with 18 U.S.C. 1920 as the most serious charge, and 82 of them (57%) faced it as a Class A misdemeanor rather than a felony. Of the 135 convicted, 8 (6%) received a prison term on that charge. Guilty pleas ended 134 cases (93%), a
For federal defendants whose most serious charge fell under 49 U.S.C. 46504, 107 of 144 defendants (74%) pleaded guilty, and 24 (17%) had their charges dismissed. Of the 13 trials, 8 ended in an acquittal (62%). Of the 112 convicted, 81 (72%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median of 7
Federal cases under 18 U.S.C. 912 that ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 involved 147 defendants, and 132 (90%) were convicted. A prison term on this charge was recorded for 81 of the 132 (61%), with a median of 12 months among terms of 1 month or more. Of 13 trials, 2 ended in an acquittal (15%).
Of the 129 federal defendants convicted under 18 U.S.C. 1038 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 102 (79%) received a prison term on that charge. The median term was 20 months. In all, 149 defendants had a case end with this section as the most serious charge, and 85% of them pleaded guilty.
Dismissals ended 59 of the 153 federal cases (39%) in which 18 U.S.C. 1040 was the most serious charge at the end of the case, in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Another 91 (59%) pleaded guilty and 3 (2%) went to trial. Of the 93 people convicted, 84 (90%) received a prison term on that charge, with a me
Federal trials under 18 U.S.C. 1513 ended in an acquittal in 14 of 30 cases (47%) over fiscal years 2016 to 2025. That count covers 155 defendants whose most serious charge was under this section when the case ended. Of those 155, 121 were convicted (78%), and the median prison term on this charge w
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