What Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay Tried in 2020
The records list 20 courts-martial at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay in 2020. Article 92 (orders violation) was charged in 42% of cases with charges listed, compared with 18% across the Navy and Marine Corps. The median confinement was 9 months, compared with 6 months service-wide.
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Short answer: The records list 20 courts-martial at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay in 2020. Article 92 (orders violation) was charged in 42% of cases with charges listed, compared with 18% across the Navy and Marine Corps. The median confinement was 9 months, compared with 6 months service-wide.
Orders Violations and Assault
Charges are listed for 19 of the 20 cases, and a case with several articles counts under each one. Article 92 (failure to obey order or regulation) appeared in 8 cases (42%), compared with 18% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Article 128 (assault) also appeared in 8 cases (42%), compared with 36%.
Article 120 (rape and sexual assault), Article 134 (general article), and Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) each appeared in 4 cases (21%). The service-wide shares were 16%, 13%, and 9%. Article 112a (drug offenses) appeared in 3 cases (16%), lower than the 30% across the service.
Article 107 (false official statements) appeared in 3 cases (16%), compared with 12%. Article 80 (attempts) appeared in 1 case (5%), compared with 11%.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Navy and Marine Corps docket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 128 Assault | 8 | 42% | 36% |
| Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 8 | 42% | 18% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 4 | 21% | 16% |
| Art. 134 General article | 4 | 21% | 13% |
| Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child | 4 | 21% | 9% |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 3 | 16% | 12% |
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 3 | 16% | 30% |
| Art. 80 Attempts | 1 | 5% | 11% |
Confinement
Confinement was part of 89% of the 18 convictions. The median confinement was 9 months, compared with 6 months in the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps. A quarter of the sentences with confinement were 2.7 years or longer.
These are adjudged sentences. They cover every charge in the case and come before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal.
Punitive Discharges
A punitive discharge followed 56% of enlisted convictions: 6 bad-conduct discharges and 4 dishonorable discharges. In the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps, the share was 62%.
A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Rank and Court Level
Among the accused with rank recorded, 13 were junior enlisted members and 5 were NCOs. No officers were tried. This group is more junior than the Navy and Marine Corps as a whole.
General courts-martial heard 9 of the 20 cases (45%), and special courts-martial heard the rest. A general court-martial can impose long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year.
Okinawa and San Diego
Okinawa, Japan tried 23 cases and San Diego, California tried 27 in the same year. The median confinement was 4 months at Okinawa and 6 months at San Diego, both shorter than the 9 months at Kaneohe Bay.
Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members were 62% at Okinawa and 48% at San Diego. San Diego had a contested share of 15%.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay | 20 | — | — | 9 months | 56% |
| Okinawa, Japan | 23 | — | — | 4 months | 62% |
| San Diego, California | 27 | 15% | 2 of 4 | 6 months | 48% |
What the Records Leave Out
Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often omit the plea and forum, so this page does not report a contested share for Kaneohe Bay. The records show charges, findings, and sentences. They do not show the evidence, the plea terms, or conduct handled outside a court-martial.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial tried at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay with a trial date in 2020 (20 cases).
Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in Military Trial Results, data updated October 24, 2026. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: how this data was built. Errors: content@bodiesburied.com.
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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.