> ## 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. # Jacksonville, Florida and Washington, D.C., 2013–2018: How Their Courts-Martial Compare - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jacksonville-florida-vs-washington-d-c-2013-2018/ - Published: 2026-10-30T05:29:56.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T05:29:56.000Z - Description: Jacksonville, Florida had 78 courts-martial from 2013–2018, and Washington, D.C. had 76. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Jacksonville, Florida, Washington, D.C., 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/) › vs. Washington, D.C. **Short answer:** Jacksonville, Florida had 78 courts-martial from 2013–2018, and Washington, D.C. had 76\. At Jacksonville, 25% of contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal (4 of 16), against 45% at Washington, D.C., and Article 112a (drug offenses) was charged in 26% of cases, against 12%. Based on 78 cases · 2013–2018 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Drug and Orders Charges Were More Common 76 of the 78 Jacksonville cases have a charge list. One case can fall under several articles. Article 112a (wrongful use or possession of controlled substances) was charged in 26% of Jacksonville cases and 12% of Washington, D.C. cases. Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) was charged in 18% and 5%. Article 80 (attempts) appeared in 12% and 4%. Article 128 (assault) was the most common charge at Jacksonville, in 32% of cases, but it was more common at Washington, D.C., in 47%. Article 107 (false official statements) appeared in 8% of Jacksonville cases and 16% of Washington, D.C. cases. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) appeared in 21% and 28%. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, Washington, D.C. | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ----------------------- | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 24 | 32% | 47% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 20 | 26% | 12% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 16 | 21% | 28% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 14 | 18% | 5% | | [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny | 11 | 14% | 12% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 11 | 14% | 12% | | [Art. 80](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-80/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Attempts | 9 | 12% | 4% | | [Art. 86](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-86/?ref=bodiesburied.com) AWOL | 9 | 12% | 7% | ## Fewer Full Acquittals at Jacksonville A case is contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. 16 contested cases at Jacksonville reached a verdict, and 4 ended in a full acquittal (25%). At Washington, D.C., 13 of 29 did (45%). 2 more Jacksonville cases were partial acquittals: not guilty of at least one charge or specification, but guilty of another. ## Guilty Pleas Jacksonville had 62 guilty pleas and 16 contested cases. The contested share was 21%, lower than the 39% at Washington, D.C. Guilty pleas varied by charge. Cases charging Article 112a ended in a guilty plea 95% of the time (19 of 20), the most among the top charges. Cases charging Article 120 did so 50% of the time (8 of 16). The records do not say why an accused pleaded guilty or contested. ## The Same Median Confinement 74 Jacksonville cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 65 of those sentences included confinement (88%). The median confinement was 6 months at both Jacksonville and Washington, D.C. 1 Jacksonville sentence was life. Sentences of more than one year came about as often at both: 19 of 74 Jacksonville convictions (26%), against 27%. Sentences of 6 months to 1 year made up 27% of Jacksonville convictions and 17% of Washington, D.C. convictions. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each covers every charge in the case. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, the Washington, D.C. cases | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------------------------------- | | No confinement | 9 | 12% | 13% | | Under 6 months | 26 | 35% | 43% | | 6 months to 1 year | 20 | 27% | 17% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 16 | 22% | 19% | | 5 years or more | 3 | 4% | 8% | ## Conviction Shares on the Top Charges Article 112a and Article 92 ended in a conviction on that article in every case that charged them: 20 of 20 and 14 of 14\. The median confinement was 6 months for Article 112a and 8 months for Article 92. Article 128 ended in a conviction in 20 of 24 cases (83%), with a median of 1.1 years. Article 120 ended in a conviction in 12 of 16 cases (75%), with a median of 1.2 years. A conviction on one article and an acquittal on another can happen in the same case, so these rows overlap. | Article | Cases charging it | Convicted of it (share) | Median confinement when convicted of it | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | Art. 128 Assault | 24 | 20 (83%) | 1.1 years | | Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 20 | 20 (100%) | 6 months | | Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 16 | 12 (75%) | 1.2 years | | Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 14 | 14 (100%) | 8 months | ## Punitive Discharges 47 of 71 convicted enlisted members at Jacksonville received a punitive discharge (66%): 33 bad-conduct discharges and 14 dishonorable discharges. At Washington, D.C., the share was 59%. 2 convicted officers or warrant officers appear in the Jacksonville records, and none was dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Court Level and Rank 33 of the 78 Jacksonville cases were general courts-martial (42%), against 57% at Washington, D.C. General courts-martial produced a median confinement of 1.7 years, and 33% were contested. The 45 special courts-martial produced a median of 4 months, and 11% were contested. Among the accused with rank recorded, 45 were junior enlisted, 29 were NCOs, and 3 were officers. The sheet describes this group as more junior than the accused at Washington, D.C. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | --------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Jacksonville, Florida | 78 | 21% | 4 of 16 | 6 months | 66% | | Washington, D.C. | 76 | 39% | 13 of 29 | 6 months | 59% | ## Years and the Law Before 2019 The records run from January 2013 through November 2018\. By year: 2013: 20, 2014: 22, 2015: 16, 2016: 1, 2017: 6, 2018: 13. All of these trials came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019\. That law later set fixed panel sizes, created judge-alone special courts-martial capped at six months with no punitive discharge, and introduced written plea agreements. None of those changes applied here. ## Limits of This Data The records show charges, pleas, findings, and sentences, but not the evidence, the plea terms, or conduct handled outside a court-martial. Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often omit the plea and forum. 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 tried at Jacksonville, Florida (78) and Washington, D.C. (76) with trial dates in 2013–2018\. Each figure for Jacksonville, Florida is set beside the same figure for Washington, D.C.. 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.