> ## 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. # 11 General Article Courts-Martial at Jacksonville, Florida, 2013–2018: What the Records Show - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jacksonville-florida-article-134-2013-2018/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:05:53.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:05:53.000Z - Description: From 2013 to 2018, 11 courts-martial at Jacksonville, Florida charged Article 134 (general article). Every one of the 10 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge (100%), compared with 78% in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Jacksonville, Florida, Article 134, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Jacksonville, Florida](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-jacksonville-florida/) › Article 134, 2013–2018 **Short answer:** From 2013 to 2018, 11 courts-martial at Jacksonville, Florida charged Article 134 (general article). Every one of the 10 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge (100%), compared with 78% in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases. Only 1 accused contested a charge, so 9% of cases were contested, compared with 24% across those services. Based on 11 cases · 2013–2018 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Punitive Discharges for Every Enlisted Conviction A punitive discharge is a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge for an enlisted member, and a dismissal for an officer. All 10 enlisted members convicted here received one (100%). Across Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases in 2013–2018, the share was 78%. 3 of the 10 discharges were dishonorable, the most severe type. The 1 convicted officer or warrant officer was not dismissed. A sentence with no punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation, which these records do not track. ## Guilty Pleas in 10 of 11 Cases A contested case is one where the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge, through a not-guilty or mixed plea. At Jacksonville, 10 accused pleaded guilty and 1 contested. The contested share was 9%, lower than the 24% for all Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases in these years. Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often leave out the plea. These counts use only the records that list it. ## Median Confinement of 1.1 Years All 11 cases ended in a conviction, and 10 of the sentences included confinement. The median confinement was 1.1 years. For Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases overall, the median was 1.7 years, so the Jacksonville median was lower. Among the sentences with confinement, a quarter were 1.8 years or longer. These figures are adjudged sentences. They are the sentences announced at trial, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each one covers every charge in the case. ## Other Articles Charged in the Same Cases Article 134 was the only charge in 3 of the 11 cases. The rest added other articles. Article 80 (attempt) and Article 82 (solicitation) each appeared in 2 cases. Article 121 (larceny), Article 133 (conduct unbecoming), and Article 112a (drug) each appeared in 1. ## Rank and Court Level The accused were 8 junior enlisted members, 2 NCOs, and 1 officer. That group was more junior than the accused in Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases overall. 8 cases were general courts-martial and 3 were special courts-martial. The general share was 73%, about the same as the 74% across the Navy and Marine Corps. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including long confinement and a dishonorable discharge or dismissal. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. ## When the Cases Were Tried The cases run from February 2013 to October 2018\. By year, there were 4 in 2013, 2 in 2014, 1 in 2015, 0 in 2016, 2 in 2017, and 2 in 2018\. Article 134 cases were 14% of the 78 courts-martial at Jacksonville, Florida in those years. The records give trial dates, not offense dates. ## Before the 2019 Rules and What Is Missing Every trial here came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019\. That law set fixed panel sizes, created judge-alone special courts-martial, and brought in written plea agreements. None of those changes applied to these cases. The records show charges, pleas, findings, and sentences. They do not show the evidence, the plea terms, or conduct handled by nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see [Article 134 on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com). Dates and sources for the law changes: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Courts-martial tried at Jacksonville, Florida in 2013–2018 that charged Article 134 (11 cases), compared with every Navy and Marine Corps case charging Article 134 in those years. 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 - [Jacksonville, Florida: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-jacksonville-florida/) (hub) - [Article 134 (General Article): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-134-courts-martial/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [Jacksonville, Florida, 2013–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 78 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jacksonville-florida-courts-martial-2013-2018/) - [What Was Tried at Jacksonville, Florida, 2019–2023? 77 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jacksonville-florida-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [What Was Tried at Jacksonville, Florida, 2024–2026? 40 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jacksonville-florida-courts-martial-2024-2026/) - [Article 134 at Jacksonville, Florida Before and After 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jacksonville-florida-article-134-before-after-2024/) - [Is Navy-Marine Corps General Article Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 134, 2017–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-134-trend-2017-2025/) - [Article 134 explained on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) - [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.