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# Articles 121 and 129 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-121-and-article-129-charged-together/
- Published: 2026-10-30T08:15:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T01:45:06.000Z
- Description: Between 2021 and 2026, 29 Army, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial charged both larceny under Article 121 and burglary and unlawful entry under Article 129.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 121, Article 129

[Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) › [Article 121](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-121-courts-martial/) › With Article 129

**Short answer:** Between 2021 and 2026, 29 Army, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial charged both larceny under Article 121 and burglary and unlawful entry under Article 129\. Half of the confinement terms were 8 months or less, compared with a median of 5 months across all Article 121 cases in those services. 9 of 28 convictions carried more than one year of confinement (32%), compared with 12% for Article 121 cases overall.

Based on 29 cases · 2021–2026 · Army, Navy, and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026

## Longer Sentences Than in Larceny Cases Overall

28 of the 29 cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 96% of those sentences included confinement. The median confinement was 8 months. Across all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 121, the median was 5 months. A quarter of the confinement terms in this group were 1.8 years or longer.

These figures are adjudged sentences: the sentence announced at trial, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. A sentence covers every charge in the case, so it reflects the burglary and other charges as well as the larceny.

## Confinement Bands Compared

Only 1 conviction in this group had no confinement (4%), compared with 17% across Article 121 cases. Terms under 6 months made up 29% of convictions, compared with 43%. Terms of 6 months to 1 year were more common here: 10 convictions, or 36%, compared with 28%.

At the longer end, 6 convictions (21%) carried more than 1 year but under 5 years, compared with 10% across Article 121 cases. 3 convictions (11%) carried 5 years or more, compared with 2%.

| Adjudged confinement            | Convictions | Share here | Share, all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 121 |
| ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| No confinement                  | 1           | 4%         | 17%                                                                |
| Under 6 months                  | 8           | 29%        | 43%                                                                |
| 6 months to 1 year              | 10          | 36%        | 28%                                                                |
| More than 1 year, under 5 years | 6           | 21%        | 10%                                                                |
| 5 years or more                 | 3           | 11%        | 2%                                                                 |

## General and Special Courts-Martial

15 cases were tried at a general court-martial and 14 at a special court-martial. The general court-martial share, 52%, is higher than the 31% across all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 121.

The median confinement was 1.6 years in the general courts-martial and 5 months in the special courts-martial. A special court-martial is capped at one year of confinement and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. Only a general court-martial can adjudge more than one year. The contested share was 27% at the general level and 21% at the special level.

## Most Convicted Enlisted Members Received a Punitive Discharge

22 of the 27 convicted enlisted members received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (81%). 5 of the 22 were dishonorable discharges. Across all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 121, the punitive discharge share was 64%.

For enlisted members, a punitive discharge means a bad-conduct discharge or a dishonorable discharge. A sentence without one does not rule out a later administrative separation, and these records do not cover separations.

## Pleas

22 accused pleaded guilty, and 7 contested at least one charge by pleading not guilty to it. The contested share was 24%, compared with 15% across all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 121.

## Who Was Charged?

Junior enlisted members, in grades E-1 to E-4, made up 86% of the accused. NCOs made up 14%, and no officers appear. Across all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 121, junior enlisted members were 51% of the accused.

## Charges That Appeared Alongside

No case in this group charged Article 121 alone. Article 129 appears in all 29 by definition. Article 128, assault, appeared in 9 cases. Article 92, orders violation, appeared in 7, Article 134, the general article, in 6, and Article 80, attempt, in 5.

## When and Where

The first case in this group was tried in February 2021 and the most recent in March 2026\. By year, there were 10 in 2021, 8 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 2 in 2026, a partial year.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina had the most cases (6). Fort Campbell and Okinawa, Japan had 3 each. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay and Fort Leonard Wood had 2 each. Together these five locations account for 55% of the 29 cases. Larger installations try more cases of all kinds, so a high count alone does not single out any base.

## What These Records Leave Out

Only trial dates appear in the records, not offense dates. Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel decide whether to prosecute covered offenses, and new sentencing parameters apply when every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023\. Without offense dates, trials from 2024 on mix cases under the old and new rules.

The records also leave out the evidence, the plea terms, and any case handled through nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation.

For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see [Article 121 on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?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, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial that charged both Article 121 and Article 129 (29 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](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 121 (Larceny): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-121-courts-martial/) (hub)
- [Article 129 (Burglary Before 2019, Burglary and Unlawful Entry Since): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-129-courts-martial/) (hub)
- [Articles 121 and 92 in the Same Case: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-121-and-article-92-charged-together/)
- [Larceny Plus Conspiracy: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 121 and 81](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-121-and-article-81-charged-together/)
- [Articles 121 and 80 in the Same Case: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-121-and-article-80-charged-together/)
- [Army Article 121 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-121-trend-2021-2025/)
- [Air Force Article 121 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-121-trend-2016-2025/)
- [Article 121 explained on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com)
- [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members)

**Compare: federal court.** [Theft and Fraud by Dollar Loss: Federal Sentences vs. Article 121 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-dollar-loss-vs-article-121/)

**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.