A Year of Courts-Martial at Mayport, Florida: 2013
The records list 13 courts-martial at Mayport, Florida in 2013. Of 10 convicted enlisted members, 9 received a punitive discharge (90%), compared with 64% across the Navy and Marine Corps. The contested share was 58%, compared with 32% service-wide.
Understanding Trends in Military Practice · 4 min read
Trends › By Installation › Mayport, Florida › 2013
Short answer: The records list 13 courts-martial at Mayport, Florida in 2013. Of 10 convicted enlisted members, 9 received a punitive discharge (90%), compared with 64% across the Navy and Marine Corps. The contested share was 58%, compared with 32% service-wide.
Punitive Discharges in 9 of 10 Enlisted Convictions
Among 10 enlisted members convicted, 9 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (90%). Of those 9, 3 were dishonorable. Across the Navy and Marine Corps in 2013, the share was 64%.
A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Most Cases Were Contested
Of the 13 records, 12 list a plea: 5 guilty pleas and 7 contested cases. The contested share of 58% was higher than the 32% in the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps. Of the 7 contested cases that reached a verdict, 3 ended in a full acquittal.
Confinement
Confinement was part of 100% of the 10 convictions. The median confinement was 4 months, compared with 6 months across the service. A quarter of the sentences were 2 years or longer.
These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal.
Charges
All 13 records list charges, and a case with several articles counts under each one. Article 128 (assault) appeared in 5 cases (38%), the same share as service-wide. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) appeared in 4 cases (31%), compared with 22%.
Article 112a (drug offenses) appeared in 3 cases (23%), compared with 12%. Article 121 (larceny) and Article 107 (false official statements) each appeared in 2 cases (15%).
Article 130 (housebreaking), Article 82 (soliciting), and Article 134 (general article) each appeared in 1 case (8%). The general article appeared in 17% of cases across the service.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, Navy and Marine Corps-wide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 128 Assault | 5 | 38% | 38% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 4 | 31% | 22% |
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 3 | 23% | 12% |
| Art. 121 Larceny | 2 | 15% | 20% |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 2 | 15% | 17% |
| Art. 130 Housebreaking | 1 | 8% | 2% |
| Art. 82 Soliciting | 1 | 8% | 1% |
| Art. 134 General article | 1 | 8% | 17% |
Rank and Court Level
The accused included 9 junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) and 4 NCOs (E-5 to E-9). No officers were tried. In the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps, 48% of the accused were junior enlisted.
General courts-martial heard 5 cases and special courts-martial heard 8. The general share of 38% was about the same as the 37% service-wide.
Jacksonville and San Diego
Jacksonville, Florida tried 20 cases and San Diego, California tried 44 in the same year. Their contested shares were 15% and 20%. The median confinement was 7 months at Jacksonville and 6 months at San Diego.
Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members were 67% at Jacksonville and 54% at San Diego.
Full acquittals in contested cases were 3 of 7 at Mayport, 1 of 3 at Jacksonville, and 3 of 9 at San Diego.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayport, Florida | 13 | 58% | 3 of 7 | 4 months | 90% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 20 | 15% | 1 of 3 | 7 months | 67% |
| San Diego, California | 44 | 20% | 3 of 9 | 6 months | 54% |
Rules and Record Limits
These trials came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019. The records give trial dates, not offense dates, and they do not describe the evidence or the plea terms. 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.
How We Counted
Every court-martial tried at Mayport, Florida with a trial date in 2013 (13 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.
Related Analysis
- Mayport, Florida: Court-Martial Data and Trends (hub)
- By Year (hub)
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Mayport, Florida: 2014 (previous / next)
- Mayport, Florida Courts-Martial, 2013–2018: What 97 Cases Show (the whole period)
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Bremerton, Washington: 2015
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Bremerton, Washington: 2017
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Bremerton, Washington: 2018
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Bremerton, Washington: 2020
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Bremerton, Washington: 2021
- Search every case in 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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.