Article 119 (Manslaughter): Court-Martial Data and Trends

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Analysis of the 43 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 119 (Manslaughter).

By Service

• Navy-Marine Corps Article 119 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025

Sentences

• What Sentence Follows a Navy-Marine Corps Manslaughter Conviction?

Guilty Pleas

• Guilty Pleas in Army Manslaughter Cases: How Often, and What Came Next

By Rank

• Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Charged Under Article 119 in the Army

How this data was built: methodology and known gaps.

Compare: federal court. Murder and Manslaughter: Federal vs. Court-Martial Sentences, 2016–2025

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.