Article 109 (Property Other Than Military; Waste, Spoilage, Destruction): Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 133 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 109 (Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction).
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Analysis of the 133 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 109 (Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction).
By Service
- How Has Article 109 Changed in Army Courts-Martial Since 2021?
- Air Force Article 109 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Fewer or More? Property Damage Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
Sentences
- What Sentence Follows an Army Property Damage Conviction?
- How Much Confinement for an Article 109 Conviction in the Air Force?
- What Sentence Follows a Navy-Marine Corps Property Damage Conviction?
Contested Cases and Acquittals
Guilty Pleas
- When Army Accused Plead Guilty to Property Damage
- Pleading Guilty to Article 109 in the Air Force: What Sentences Followed?
- Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Property Damage Cases: How Often, and What Came Next
By Rank
- Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Charged Under Article 109 in the Army
- Navy-Marine Corps Property Damage Cases Against Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4): Outcomes and Sentences
Charged Together With Other Articles
- Property Damage Plus Assault: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 109 and 128
- Articles 109 and 128b in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Property Damage Plus Orders Violation: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 109 and 92
- Property Damage Plus Larceny: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 109 and 121
- Articles 109 and 134 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- When Article 109 and Article 115 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
Charged Together, by Service
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 109 and Article 128b
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 109 and Article 128, 2021–2026
- Article 109 With Article 92 in the Army: What the Records Show
Across the Services
How this data was built: methodology and known gaps.
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.