> ## 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. # What Was Tried at Great Lakes, Illinois, 2013–2018? 37 Courts-Martial - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/great-lakes-illinois-courts-martial-2013-2018/ - Published: 2026-10-28T06:31:16.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T05:08:54.000Z - Description: The records hold 37 courts-martial at Great Lakes, Illinois from 2013–2018. 6 of 10 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal (60%), compared with 46% in the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Great Lakes, Illinois, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Great Lakes, Illinois](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-great-lakes-illinois/) › 2013–2018 **Short answer:** The records hold 37 courts-martial at Great Lakes, Illinois from 2013–2018\. 6 of 10 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal (60%), compared with 46% in the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps. Article 134 (general article) was charged in 24% of cases, compared with 13% service-wide. Based on 37 cases · 2013–2018 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Assault Was the Most Common Charge Charges are listed in 34 of the 37 records, and each article counts once per case. Article 128 (assault) was the most common charge, in 47% of cases, compared with 37% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) was next, at 26%, compared with 22%. Article 134 was charged in 24%, compared with 13%. Drug cases were less common than elsewhere. Article 112a was charged in 9% of cases here, compared with 23% service-wide. Article 131b (obstructing justice) was charged in 9%, compared with 4%. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Navy and Marine Corps docket | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------- | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 16 | 47% | 37% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 9 | 26% | 22% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 8 | 24% | 13% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 5 | 15% | 15% | | [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements | 4 | 12% | 12% | | Art. 131b Obstruction, numbered since 2019 | 3 | 9% | 4% | | [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny | 3 | 9% | 13% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 3 | 9% | 23% | ## Full Acquittals in 6 of 10 Contested Cases Of 10 contested cases that reached a verdict, 6 ended in a full acquittal (60%) and 3 in a partial acquittal (30%). A partial acquittal means not guilty of at least one charge or specification but guilty of another. The full acquittal rate was higher than 46% across the Navy and Marine Corps. With only 10 contested verdicts, a single case changes the rate by a large amount. The figure describes these cases only, not any future case. ## Pleas at Great Lakes The plea is listed in 36 of the 37 records: 26 guilty pleas and 10 not-guilty or mixed pleas. A case counts as contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share was 28%, about the same as 29% across the Navy and Marine Corps in those years. Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often omit the plea, so the shares here use only the records that list it. ## Convictions by Charge 12 of 16 cases charging Article 128 ended in a conviction on that article (75%), with a median confinement of 9 months. 7 of 8 Article 134 cases ended in a conviction on that article, also with a 9-month median. 5 of 9 Article 120 cases ended in a conviction, with a median of 3.3 years. A conviction on one article and an acquittal on another can happen in the same case, and each sentence covers every charge in its case. | Article | Cases charging it | Convicted of it (share) | Median confinement when convicted of it | | -------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | Art. 128 Assault | 16 | 12 (75%) | 9 months | | Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 9 | 5 (5 of 9) | 3.3 years | | Art. 134 General article | 8 | 7 (7 of 8) | 9 months | ## Median Confinement the Same as the Service 31 cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 25 of those sentences included confinement (81%). The median was 6 months, the same as the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps. A quarter of those sentences were 1 year or longer. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. 6 of 31 convictions (19%) included more than one year, compared with 26% service-wide. No conviction here included 5 years or more, compared with 9% across the service. 29% of convictions included 6 months to 1 year, compared with 23%. 19% included no confinement, compared with 12%. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, the whole Navy and Marine Corps docket | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------- | | No confinement | 6 | 19% | 12% | | Under 6 months | 10 | 32% | 39% | | 6 months to 1 year | 9 | 29% | 23% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 6 | 19% | 18% | | 5 years or more | 0 | 0% | 9% | ## Special Courts-Martial Handled Most Cases Great Lakes held 12 general and 25 special courts-martial. The general share was 32%, lower than 44% elsewhere in the Navy and Marine Corps. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence. General courts-martial had a median confinement of 3 years, and 33% were contested. Special courts-martial had a median of 6 months, and 25% were contested. ## Discharges and Who Was Accused Among 30 convicted enlisted members, 18 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (60%), compared with 64% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Only 2 of those were dishonorable. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. The accused included 19 junior enlisted members, 16 NCOs, and 1 officer. The group is more senior than all Navy and Marine Corps cases in those years. ## Great Lakes Beside Quantico and Kaneohe Bay Quantico, Virginia (37 cases) and Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay (31 cases) tried similar numbers in the same years, though plea and verdict data are sparse for both. Median confinement was 6 months at Great Lakes, 3 months at Quantico, and 9 months at Kaneohe Bay. Enlisted punitive discharge rates were 60%, 43%, and 79%. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ------------------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Great Lakes, Illinois | 37 | 28% | 6 of 10 | 6 months | 60% | | Quantico, Virginia | 37 | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 months | 43% | | Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay | 31 | — | — | 9 months | 79% | ## Timing, Law, and What Is Missing The cases are from January 2013 to November 2018: 10 in 2013, 7 in 2014, 5 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 3 in 2017, and 8 in 2018\. That is 2% of the 2,059 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial in those years. These trials came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019\. That law brought fixed panel sizes, judge-alone special courts-martial, and written plea agreements. The records show charges, pleas, findings, and sentences. They do not show offense dates, the evidence, the plea terms, or 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 Every court-martial in the data tried at Great Lakes, Illinois with a trial date in 2013–2018 (37 cases), compared with all 2,059 Navy and Marine Corps trials in those years. Dates are trial dates. 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/). 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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.