> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 90, 2021–2026 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-90-charged-together/ - Published: 2026-10-30T05:27:40.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-03T01:46:01.000Z - Description: The records show 33 Army courts-martial from 2021 to 2026 that charged both a drug offense under Article 112a and disobeying an officer under Article 90. Half of the confinement terms were 6 months or less, close to the 5-month median for all Army Article 112a cases. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 112a, Article 90, Army [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) › [Article 112a](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-courts-martial/) › Army, with Article 90 **Short answer:** The records show 33 Army courts-martial from 2021 to 2026 that charged both a drug offense under Article 112a and disobeying an officer under Article 90\. Half of the confinement terms were 6 months or less, close to the 5-month median for all Army Article 112a cases. A punitive discharge followed 74% of enlisted convictions, less often than the 81% for Army Article 112a cases overall. Based on 33 cases · 2021–2026 · Army records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Punitive Discharges Were Less Common Than Army-Wide Among 31 enlisted members convicted, 23 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (74%). In Army Article 112a cases overall, the rate was 81%. 5 of the 23 were dishonorable discharges. 2 convicted officers or warrant officers appear in this group, and 2 were dismissed. Dismissal is the officer form of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Confinement Close to the Army Median Confinement was part of 88% of the 33 convictions. Half of those terms were 6 months or less. In all Army Article 112a cases in 2021–2026, the median was 5 months. A quarter of the terms were 1 year or longer. Sentences of more than 1 year came in 6 of 33 convictions (18%), about the same as the 17% for the Army as a whole. Terms of 6 months to 1 year were more common here, at 36% compared with 27%. Terms under 6 months were less common, at 33% compared with 46%. The other bands were close: 12% with no confinement (11% Army-wide), 12% from more than 1 year to under 5 years (12%), and 6% at 5 years or more (5%). These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers every charge in the case. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, Army Article 112a cases overall | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------- | | No confinement | 4 | 12% | 11% | | Under 6 months | 11 | 33% | 46% | | 6 months to 1 year | 12 | 36% | 27% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 4 | 12% | 12% | | 5 years or more | 2 | 6% | 5% | ## General and Special Courts-Martial Compared At the 18 general courts-martial, 89% of convictions brought confinement, with a median of 8 months. At the 13 special courts-martial, 85% did, with a median of 5 months. The court level is not listed for 2 cases. General courts-martial made up 58% of the 31 cases with a court level listed, compared with 53% in all Army Article 112a cases in 2021–2026\. Only a general court-martial can adjudge more than 1 year of confinement or a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial caps confinement at 1 year. ## Guilty Pleas and Judge-Alone Trials 29 accused pleaded guilty and 4 contested at least one charge. A contested case is one where the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share was 12%, compared with 14% in Army-wide Article 112a cases. Of the 29 guilty pleas, 28 are recorded with a plea agreement and 1 has no entry. The records do not say what the agreements contained. A military judge alone decided guilt in 31 of 33 cases with the forum listed (94%). Members heard 2 cases, both enlisted panels, and there were 0 officer panels. The accused usually chooses the forum, and most judge-alone cases are guilty pleas. ## Rank of the Accused 26 of the accused were junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 5 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 2 were officers or warrant officers. That mix is more junior than the Army as a whole, where 73% of those charged under Article 112a were junior enlisted. ## Other Articles in These Cases Besides Article 90, the most common other charges were Article 134 (general article) in 9 cases, Article 128 (assault) in 9, Article 92 (orders violation) in 7, and Article 121 (larceny) in 6\. A sentence is given for the whole case, not for each charge. ## Years and Installations The cases run from January 2021 to February 2026\. There were 11 in 2021, 8 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 1 in 2026, a partial year. Fort Bliss tried 8 of the 33 cases. Fort Riley, Fort Bragg, and Fort Huachuca had 3 each, and Wheeler Army Airfield had 2\. These five installations account for 58% of the cases. Larger installations try more cases of every kind. ## Gaps in the Records The records give trial dates, not offense dates. Rules on who decides to prosecute certain offenses changed on December 28, 2023, and new sentencing parameters apply to offenses after December 27, 2023\. The records cannot show which rules governed a given case. They also do not describe the evidence or the plea terms, and they do not include nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. The services were required to begin publishing trial records under Article 140a by December 2020\. Army records in this data are sparse before 2021, and the counts here begin in January 2021. For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see [Article 112a on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com). Dates and sources for the law changes: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Army courts-martial with trial dates in 2021–2026 that charged both Article 112a and Article 90 (33 cases), compared with all 226 Army Article 112a cases in those years. Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in [Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/), data updated October 24, 2026\. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: [how this data was built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-the-military-trial-results-data-was-built/). Errors: content@bodiesburied.com. ## Related Analysis - [Article 112a (Wrongful Use, Possession of Controlled Substances): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Article 90 (Willfully Disobeying Superior Officer): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-90-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Army Courts-Martial: Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Army Cases Charging Both Article 112a and Article 121](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-121-charged-together/) - [Army Cases Charging Both Article 112a and Article 92](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-92-charged-together/) - [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 120, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-120-charged-together/) - [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 128, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-128-charged-together/) - [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 128b, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-128b-charged-together/) - [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 134, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-134-charged-together/) - [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 86, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [Article 112a explained on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) **Compare: federal court.** [Drug Use: Federal Sentences vs. Army Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-use-vs-army/) · [Drug Distribution: Federal Sentences vs. Army Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-distribution-vs-army/) **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](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.