Army Courts-Martial With Article 107 and Article 128b, 2022–2026
From 2022 to 2026, 13 Army courts-martial charged both a false official statement (Article 107) and domestic violence (Article 128b). The accused contested 69% of these cases, compared with 37% in all Army Article 107 cases, and 12 of the 13 were general courts-martial.
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Short answer: From 2022 to 2026, 13 Army courts-martial charged both a false official statement (Article 107) and domestic violence (Article 128b). The accused contested 69% of these cases, compared with 37% in all Army Article 107 cases, and 12 of the 13 were general courts-martial. The median confinement was 9 months, against 5 months Army-wide.
Most Cases Were Contested
9 accused contested at least one charge, and 4 pleaded guilty. A contested case is one with a not-guilty or mixed plea. The contested share, 69%, was higher than the 37% in all Army Article 107 cases.
This data does not break out full and partial acquittals for the contested cases. It shows 11 convictions among the 13 cases.
Panels Heard More of These Cases
A military judge alone decided 7 cases, and an enlisted panel decided 5. No officer panel appears. Members heard 42% of these cases, compared with 21% in Army Article 107 cases overall.
The accused usually chooses whether a military judge alone or a panel of members decides guilt.
Nearly All General Courts-Martial
General courts-martial made up 92% of the cases (12 of 13). A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including long confinement and a dishonorable discharge or dismissal. A special court-martial is capped at one year of confinement.
Confinement and Discharges
Of 11 convictions, 9 carried confinement. The median term was 9 months, longer than the 5 months for all Army Article 107 cases in 2022–2026. A quarter of the terms with confinement were 1.2 years or longer.
A punitive discharge followed 64% of enlisted convictions: 5 bad-conduct discharges and 2 dishonorable discharges. The Army Article 107 rate for 2022–2026 was 60%.
These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each covers every charge in the case.
Who Was Charged
6 accused were junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 6 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 1 was an officer or warrant officer. In Army Article 107 cases overall, junior enlisted members were 42%.
Other Charges
No case charged Article 107 alone. Across Army Article 107 cases overall, 12 of 184 had no other charge. Besides Article 128b, Article 134 (general article) appeared in 5 cases, Article 121 (larceny) and Article 115 (communicating threats) in 4 each, and Article 120 (sexual assault) in 3.
Years and the 2023 Changes
Trials ran from June 2022 to February 2026: 2 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 2 in 2025, and 1 in 2026, a partial year.
Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel, not commanders, decide whether to prosecute covered offenses, which include domestic violence. New sentencing parameters apply when every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023. The records give trial dates, not offense dates, so trials from 2024 on mix both sets of rules.
Limits
Cases resolved by nonjudicial punishment, administrative separation, or no action are not in these records. The evidence and the plea terms are not described.
For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see Article 107 on the law firm's website. Dates and sources for the law changes: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Army courts-martial with trial dates in 2022–2026 that charged both Article 107 and Article 128b (13 cases), compared with all 184 Army Article 107 cases in those years.
Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in Military Trial Results, data updated October 24, 2026. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: how this data was built. Errors: content@bodiesburied.com.
Related Analysis
- Article 107 (False Official Statements): Court-Martial Data and Trends (hub)
- Article 128b (Domestic Violence, Numbered Since 2019): Court-Martial Data and Trends (hub)
- Army Courts-Martial: Data and Trends (hub)
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 120
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 121
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 131b
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 80
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 81
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 107 and Article 128, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 107 and Article 134, 2021–2026
- Article 107 explained on the law firm's website
- Search every case in Military Trial Results (members)
About the author. Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts Where All The Bodies Are Buried and runs the Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.