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Article 81 (Conspiracy): Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 409 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 81 (Conspiracy).
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Analysis of the 409 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 81 (Conspiracy).
By Service
- How Has Article 81 Changed in Army Courts-Martial Since 2021?
- Fewer or More? Conspiracy Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
Sentences
- How Much Confinement for an Article 81 Conviction in the Army?
- How Much Confinement for an Article 81 Conviction in the Navy-Marine Corps?
Contested Cases and Acquittals
Guilty Pleas
- Guilty Pleas in Army Conspiracy Cases: How Often, and What Came Next
- When Navy-Marine Corps Accused Plead Guilty to Conspiracy
By Installation
- Conspiracy Cases at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- 25 Conspiracy Courts-Martial at Bremerton, Washington, 2013–2018: What the Records Show
- 24 Conspiracy Courts-Martial at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2017–2018: What the Records Show
- 27 Conspiracy Courts-Martial at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2019–2023: What the Records Show
- 16 Conspiracy Courts-Martial at San Diego, California, 2013–2017: What the Records Show
Year by Year
- Conspiracy at Army Courts-Martial, 2021: The Year in Numbers
- Conspiracy at Army Courts-Martial, 2022: The Year in Numbers
- Conspiracy at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017: The Year in Numbers
- How Navy-Marine Corps Conspiracy Cases Ended in 2018
- How Navy-Marine Corps Conspiracy Cases Ended in 2019
- How Navy-Marine Corps Conspiracy Cases Ended in 2020
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 81 Cases in 2021
- How Navy-Marine Corps Conspiracy Cases Ended in 2025
By Rank
- Army Conspiracy Cases Against Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4): Outcomes and Sentences
- Army Conspiracy Cases Against NCOs (E-5 to E-9): Outcomes and Sentences
- Navy-Marine Corps Conspiracy Cases Against Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4): Outcomes and Sentences
- Navy-Marine Corps Conspiracy Cases Against NCOs (E-5 to E-9): Outcomes and Sentences
Charged Together With Other Articles
- When Article 112a and Article 81 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Larceny Plus Conspiracy: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 121 and 81
- When Article 81 and Article 92 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Articles 131b and 81 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- When Article 107 and Article 81 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Attempt Plus Conspiracy: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 80 and 81
- Assault Plus Conspiracy: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 81
- General Article Plus Conspiracy: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 134 and 81
- When Article 81 and Article 82 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- When Article 120 and Article 81 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
Charged Together, by Service
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 81
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 80 and Article 81
- Article 112a With Article 81 in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 121 With Article 81 in the Army: What the Records Show
- Article 128 With Article 81 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show
- Article 81 With Article 92 in the Army: What the Records Show
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 81 and Article 92
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 81, 2021–2026
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 121 and Article 81, 2021–2025
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 134 and Article 81, 2021–2026
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.