Military Property Plus General Article: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 108 and 134
Army, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial charged both Article 108 (military property) and Article 134 (general article) in 15 cases from 2021–2026. 40% of those cases were contested, compared with 21% in all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 108.
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Short answer: Army, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial charged both Article 108 (military property) and Article 134 (general article) in 15 cases from 2021–2026. 40% of those cases were contested, compared with 21% in all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 108. The median confinement was 7 months, against 6 months.
A Higher Contested Share
9 accused pleaded guilty and 6 contested. In a contested case, the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge, either alone or alongside guilty pleas to others.
The contested share here was 40%. Across all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 108, it was 21%.
Sentences to Confinement
All 15 cases led to a conviction, and confinement was part of 80% of those sentences. The median term was 7 months. In all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 108, the median was 6 months.
A quarter of the confinement terms were 1.3 years or longer. Each figure is the sentence adjudged at trial for the whole case. Plea-agreement caps, clemency, and appeals are not reflected.
Punitive Discharges
A punitive discharge followed 53% of enlisted convictions: 6 bad-conduct discharges and 2 dishonorable discharges. The share for all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 108 was 58%.
Enlisted members who left without a punitive discharge may still have faced an administrative separation, which these records do not track.
Court Level
9 cases were general courts-martial and 6 were special courts-martial. The general share, 60%, compares with 50% in all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 108.
A sentence of more than one year, or a dishonorable discharge, requires a general court-martial.
What Else Was Charged
Article 134 appeared in all 15 cases. Article 128 (assault) appeared in 6, Article 121 (larceny) in 5, Article 92 (orders violation) in 5, and Article 128b (domestic violence) in 4. Article 134 covers a range of conduct, so the records do not show which Article 134 offense was charged in each case.
Rank
By rank, the accused were 7 junior enlisted members and 8 NCOs, with no officers. The sheet describes this mix as similar to all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 108.
Trial Years
The cases were tried from May 2021 through June 2026: 7 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 1 in 2023, none in 2024, 2 in 2025, and 1 in 2026. The 2026 figure covers part of the year.
Rules and Limits
Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. Offenses after December 27, 2023 are also subject to new sentencing parameters when every guilty finding falls after that date. Because only trial dates appear in the records, cases from 2024 on may fall under either set of rules.
Only cases that reached a court-martial are counted. The records do not describe the evidence or the plea terms.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Army, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial that charged both Article 108 and Article 134 (15 cases). Air Force cases are left out because Air Force records rarely list the charges in acquittals.
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.
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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.