Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
Federal courts closed the cases of 162 defendants charged most seriously under 7 U.S.C. 2156 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and 148 of them (91%) were convicted. Felonies made up 116 of the charges (72%), and Class A misdemeanors made up 46 (28%). Of those convicted, 94 (64%) received a prison term o
Almost all of the 162 federal defendants whose cases under 18 U.S.C. 2118 ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 pleaded guilty: 159, or 98%. Of those 159 convicted, 149 (94%) received a prison term on that charge, and the median term was 40.5 months (3.4 years). Only 1 case went to trial, and it ended
Nearly every federal case under 18 U.S.C. 933 ended in a guilty plea. Of 163 defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2023 to 2025, 156 (96%) pleaded guilty, 6 (4%) had their cases dismissed, and 1 went to trial. Among the 156 convicted, 152 (97%) received a prison term on that charge, with a me
Of 166 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case was 18 U.S.C. 659, 9 went to trial, and 6 of those 9 trials ended in an acquittal. The other cases mostly ended in guilty pleas (87%), and 7% were dismissed. Among the 148 convicted, 119 (80%) received a prison term on that c
Of 176 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case fell under 18 U.S.C. 117, 169 (96%) were convicted, almost all by guilty plea. Nearly every conviction brought a prison term: 166 of the 169 (98%) received one on that charge, and the median term was 34 months (2.8 years). On
All 181 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case was under 18 U.S.C. 758 faced a felony, and 167 of them (92%) were convicted in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Guilty pleas accounted for 164 cases (91%), dismissals for 13 (7%), and trials for 4 (2%). A prison term on the charg
Of 184 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case fell under 18 U.S.C. 1623, 18 (10%) went to trial in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and 1 of those 18 trials ended in an acquittal. Most of the rest pleaded guilty: 155 (84%). In all, 172 of the 184 (93%) were convicted, and the
From fiscal year 2016 through 2025, 185 federal defendants had their cases end with 18 U.S.C. 2 listed as the most serious charge. Of the 174 convicted, 137 (79%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median of 48 months (4 years). 169 (91%) pleaded guilty, and 2 of the 7 trials ended in an
From fiscal year 2016 through 2025, 186 federal defendants had their cases end with 18 U.S.C. 2111 as the most serious charge, and 168 of them (90%) pleaded guilty. In all, 175 (94%) were convicted. Of those convicted, 167 (95%) received a prison term on this charge, with a median of 51 months (4.2
191 federal defendants had their cases end in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 with 22 U.S.C. 2778 as the most serious charge. 146 (76%) pleaded guilty, 37 (19%) had their cases dismissed, and 8 (4%) went to trial. Among the 153 convicted, 140 (92%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median of 3
Every charge under 42 U.S.C. 1383 in this data was a felony, yet only 57 of the 179 people convicted (32%) received a prison term on that charge in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median term was 8 months. Of the 189 defendants, 178 (94%) pleaded guilty and 2 went to trial.
Federal records show 200 defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2017 to 2025 with a most serious charge under 18 U.S.C. 231. Of those, 22 went to trial and none was acquitted, 50 (25%) had the charges dismissed, and 150 (75%) were convicted. Prison terms followed in 136 of the 150 convictions
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