> ## 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. # Article 128 Cases at Mayport, Florida, 2019–2023: 19 Courts-Martial - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mayport-florida-article-128-2019-2023/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:05:55.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-03T01:45:19.000Z - Description: Mayport, Florida tried 19 courts-martial charging Article 128 (assault) from February 2019 through August 2023. Contested cases made up 74%, compared with 40% in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 128 cases in 2019–2023. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Mayport, Florida, Article 128, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Mayport, Florida](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-mayport-florida/) › Article 128, 2019–2023 **Short answer:** Mayport, Florida tried 19 courts-martial charging Article 128 (assault) from February 2019 through August 2023\. Contested cases made up 74%, compared with 40% in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 128 cases in 2019–2023\. Of the 14 contested cases that reached a verdict, 8 ended in a full acquittal (57%), compared with 49% across those services. Based on 19 cases · 2019–2023 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Full Acquittals in Contested Cases A full acquittal means the accused was found not guilty of every charge. At Mayport, 8 of the 14 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal (57%). That was higher than the 49% in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 128 cases in 2019–2023. Another 3 contested cases ended in a partial acquittal. In a partial acquittal, the accused is found not guilty of at least one charge or specification but guilty of another. ## Most Accused Pleaded Not Guilty The records show 14 not-guilty or mixed pleas and 5 guilty pleas. A case counts as contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share, 74%, was higher than the 40% across Navy and Marine Corps Article 128 cases. ## Sentences for the Convicted Of the 19 cases, 11 ended in a conviction, and 10 of those sentences included confinement. The median confinement was 7 months, close to the 6-month median for all Navy and Marine Corps Article 128 cases in 2019–2023\. Among the sentences with confinement, a quarter were 9 months or longer. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers every charge in the case. ## General Courts-Martial Were Common Mayport tried 14 of these cases at a general court-martial and 5 at a special court-martial. The general court-martial share, 74%, compares with 52% in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 128 cases. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, while a special court-martial caps confinement at one year. ## Assault Alongside Sexual Assault Charges In 11 of the 19 cases, at least one other article was charged. Article 120 (sexual assault) appeared in 6\. Article 133 (conduct unbecoming) and Article 134 (general article) each appeared in 2, and Article 109 (property damage) and Article 120c (indecent recording and exposure) each appeared in 1. When an assault charge appears with a sexual assault charge, the assault count can describe part of the same incident. ## Rank of the Accused Among the accused with rank recorded, 14 were junior enlisted (E-1 to E-4), 2 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 2 were officers or warrant officers. The group was more junior than Navy and Marine Corps Article 128 cases overall, where 63% were junior enlisted. ## Cases by Year and Data Limits The yearly counts were 3 in 2019, 7 in 2020, 5 in 2021, 1 in 2022, and 3 in 2023\. Assault cases were 28% of the 69 courts-martial at Mayport in 2019–2023. The records give trial dates, not offense dates, and they do not describe the evidence or plea terms. Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often omit the plea, so plea counts use only records that list one. Cases handled by nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation are not included. For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see [Article 128 on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?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 Mayport, Florida in 2019–2023 that charged Article 128 (19 cases), compared with every Navy and Marine Corps case charging Article 128 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 - [Mayport, Florida: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-mayport-florida/) (hub) - [Article 128 (Assault): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-128-courts-martial/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [Mayport, Florida Courts-Martial, 2013–2018: What 97 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mayport-florida-courts-martial-2013-2018/) - [Inside 69 Courts-Martial at Mayport, Florida, 2019–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mayport-florida-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [Mayport, Florida, 2024–2026: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 15 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mayport-florida-courts-martial-2024-2026/) - [31 Assault Courts-Martial at Mayport, Florida, 2013–2018: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mayport-florida-article-128-2013-2018/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Article 128 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-128-trend-2017-2025/) - [Article 128 explained on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Article 128 Cases at Mayport, Florida, 2019–2023 - [Derek Butler](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-derek-butler/) - [George Gerding](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-george-gerding/) - [Kimberly Kelly](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-kimberly-kelly/) - [Rachel Trest](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-rachel-trest/) Names and links only. Each judge's record of pleas, findings, and sentences is on their Know Your Judge page, part of the [Court-Martial Characters](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judges/) membership. **Compare: federal court.** [Aggravated Assault: Federal Sentences vs. Article 128 Courts-Martial, 2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-aggravated-assault-vs-article-128/) **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.