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Article 128b (Domestic Violence, Numbered Since 2019): Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 808 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 128b (Domestic violence, numbered since 2019).
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Analysis of the 808 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 128b (Domestic violence, numbered since 2019).
By Service
- Is Army Domestic Violence Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 128b, 2021–2025
- Air Force Article 128b Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- How Has Article 128b Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
Sentences
- What Sentence Follows an Army Domestic Violence Conviction?
- Article 128b Sentences in the Air Force: Confinement and Discharges, 2016–2025
- Article 128b Sentences in the Navy-Marine Corps: Confinement and Discharges, 2017–2025
Contested Cases and Acquittals
- Fighting an Army Domestic Violence Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- How Often Are Contested Navy-Marine Corps Article 128b Cases Acquitted?
Guilty Pleas
- Guilty Pleas in Army Domestic Violence Cases: How Often, and What Came Next
- When Air Force Accused Plead Guilty to Domestic Violence
- When Navy-Marine Corps Accused Plead Guilty to Domestic Violence
By Installation
- Article 128b at Fort Bliss Before and After 2024
- Domestic Violence Cases at Fort Bragg: 2021–2023 vs. 2024–2026
- Article 128b at Fort Hood Before and After 2024
- Did Domestic Violence Cases at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Change After 2024?
- 24 Domestic Violence Courts-Martial at Fort Bragg, 2021–2023: What the Records Show
- 28 Domestic Violence Courts-Martial at Fort Bragg, 2024–2026: What the Records Show
- How Fort Hood Handled Domestic Violence Cases (Article 128b), 2024–2026
- Article 128b Cases at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 2021–2023: 24 Courts-Martial
- Domestic Violence Charges at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 2024–2026: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- How Vilseck (Europe) Handled Domestic Violence Cases (Article 128b), 2024–2026
- How Wheeler Army Airfield Handled Domestic Violence Cases (Article 128b), 2024–2026
- 23 Domestic Violence Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2024–2026: What the Records Show
- 16 Domestic Violence Courts-Martial at Norfolk, Virginia, 2024–2026: What the Records Show
Year by Year
- How Air Force Domestic Violence Cases Ended in 2023
- Domestic Violence at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2024: The Year in Numbers
- Domestic Violence at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2025: The Year in Numbers
- Domestic Violence at Army Courts-Martial, 2021: The Year in Numbers
- Army Article 128b Cases in 2022
- How Army Domestic Violence Cases Ended in 2023
- How Army Domestic Violence Cases Ended in 2024
- Domestic Violence at Army Courts-Martial, 2025: The Year in Numbers
- How Navy-Marine Corps Domestic Violence Cases Ended in 2023
- Domestic Violence at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2024: The Year in Numbers
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 128b Cases in 2025
By Rank
- Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Charged Under Article 128b in the Army
- Army Domestic Violence Cases Against NCOs (E-5 to E-9): Outcomes and Sentences
- Army Domestic Violence Cases Against Officers: Outcomes and Sentences
- What Happens to Air Force Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Facing Domestic Violence Charges?
- Air Force Domestic Violence Cases Against NCOs (E-5 to E-9): Outcomes and Sentences
- What Happens to Navy-Marine Corps Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Facing Domestic Violence Charges?
- NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Charged Under Article 128b in the Navy-Marine Corps
Charged Together With Other Articles
- When Article 128 and Article 128b Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Domestic Violence Plus Disobeying An Officer: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128b and 90
- Articles 128b and 92 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- When Article 128b and Article 134 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- When Article 115 and Article 128b Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 119b and 128b in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 120 and 128b in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 128b and 131b in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 109 and 128b in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 112a and 128b in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- Articles 107 and 128b in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- When Article 128b and Article 80 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- When Article 128b and Article 129 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- When Article 128b and Article 86 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
Charged Together, by Service
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 109 and Article 128b
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 115 and Article 128b
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 119b and Article 128b
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 120b and Article 128b
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 128b and Article 92
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 107 and Article 128b, 2022–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 128b, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 120 and Article 128b, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 128b and Article 131b, 2021–2026
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 128b and Article 90, 2021–2026
- Article 128 With Article 128b in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 128b With Article 134 in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 128b With Article 90 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 128 and Article 128b, 2021–2026
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 128b and Article 92, 2021–2026
Counsel of Record
- Army Trial Counsel in Contested Article 128b Cases: Prior Cases and Verdicts, 2023–2026
- Who Defended Contested Army Article 128b Cases? Defense Counsel Experience, 2023–2026
Across the Services
Judge Alone or Members
- When A Military Judge Alone Decided a Contested Army Article 128b Case, 2021–2025
- When Members (A Panel) Decided a Contested Army Article 128b Case, 2021–2025
Common Questions
What the offense covers: Article 128b on the law firm's website.
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.