11 General Article Courts-Martial at Jacksonville, Florida, 2013–2018: What the Records Show

Trends › By Installation › Jacksonville, Florida › Article 134, 2013–2018

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. Dates and sources for the law changes: UCMJ change timeline.

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.