> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Burglary And Unlawful Entry Plus General Article: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 129 and 134 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-129-and-article-134-charged-together/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:15:56.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:15:56.000Z - Description: From 2021–2026, 18 Army, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial charged both Article 129 (burglary and unlawful entry) and Article 134 (general article). 24% of cases with a plea recorded were contested, lower than the 36% in all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 129. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 129, Article 134 [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) › [Article 129](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-129-courts-martial/) › With Article 134 **Short answer:** From 2021–2026, 18 Army, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial charged both Article 129 (burglary and unlawful entry) and Article 134 (general article). 24% of cases with a plea recorded were contested, lower than the 36% in all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 129\. The median confinement was 11 months, against 9 months in that comparison group. Based on 18 cases · 2021–2026 · Army, Navy, and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Mostly Guilty Pleas 17 of the 18 records list the plea. 13 accused pleaded guilty and 4 entered not-guilty or mixed pleas. The contested share of 24% was lower than the 36% in all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 129. ## Confinement and Its Length 17 cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge. 13 of those sentences included confinement (76%). The median term was 11 months, longer than the 9 months in the comparison group. At the upper end, a quarter of the sentences with confinement were 2.2 years or longer. The figures are sentences as adjudged at trial. They do not reflect any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each covers every charge in the case. ## Larceny and Conspiracy Charges All 18 cases charged at least 1 other article. Besides Article 134 (general article) in every case, the most common were Article 92 (orders violation) in 7 cases, Article 121 (larceny) in 6, Article 81 (conspiracy) in 4, and Article 128 (assault) in 3. ## Punitive Discharges 12 of the 16 convicted enlisted members received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (75%). That was about the same as the 76% in all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 129\. 4 of the 12 were dishonorable discharges. For enlisted members, the punitive discharges are the bad-conduct discharge and the dishonorable discharge. A member sentenced without one may still face a later administrative separation. ## Rank of the Accused Among the accused with rank recorded, 14 were junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) and 2 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9). No officers or warrant officers appear. In all Army, Navy, and Marine Corps cases charging Article 129, 76% were junior enlisted, so this group was more junior. ## Court Level 10 of the 18 cases were general courts-martial (56%), compared with 61% in the comparison group. A special court-martial is limited to 1 year of confinement and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence. ## When the Cases Were Tried 2021 had the most cases, with 8\. There were 4 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 2 in 2025, and 2 in the partial year 2026. Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel rather than commanders decide whether to prosecute covered offenses, and new sentencing parameters apply when every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023\. The records list trial dates, not offense dates, so trials from 2024 on may fall under either set of rules. The records also leave out the evidence, the plea terms, and conduct handled outside a court-martial. Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: [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 129 and Article 134 (18 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 129 (Burglary Before 2019, Burglary and Unlawful Entry Since): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-129-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Article 134 (General Article): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-134-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Articles 129 and 92 in the Same Case: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-129-and-article-92-charged-together/) - [Burglary And Unlawful Entry Plus Attempt: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 129 and 80](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-129-and-article-80-charged-together/) - [How Has Article 129 Changed in Army Courts-Martial Since 2021?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-129-trend-2021-2025/) - [How Has Article 129 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2021?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-129-trend-2021-2025/) - [AWOL Plus Disrespect: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 86 and 89](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-86-and-article-89-charged-together/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) **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.