Article 89 (Disrespect Toward Superior Officer; Assault of Superior Officer): Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 105 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 89 (Disrespect toward superior officer; assault of superior officer).
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Analysis of the 105 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 89 (Disrespect toward superior officer; assault of superior officer).
By Service
- Fewer or More? Disrespect Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- How Has Article 89 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
Sentences
- What Sentence Follows an Army Disrespect Conviction?
- How Much Confinement for an Article 89 Conviction in the Navy-Marine Corps?
Guilty Pleas
- When Army Accused Plead Guilty to Disrespect
- Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Disrespect Cases: How Often, and What Came Next
By Rank
- NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Charged Under Article 89 in the Army
- Navy-Marine Corps Disrespect Cases Against Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4): Outcomes and Sentences
Charged Together With Other Articles
- AWOL Plus Disrespect: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 86 and 89
- When Article 89 and Article 92 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- When Article 89 and Article 90 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Assault Plus Disrespect: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 89
- When Article 134 and Article 89 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
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.