Mayport, Florida in 2017: 16 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
The records list 16 courts-martial at Mayport, Florida in 2017. The contested share was 47%, compared with 26% across the Navy and Marine Corps, and the median confinement was 1.5 years, compared with 8 months.
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Short answer: The records list 16 courts-martial at Mayport, Florida in 2017. The contested share was 47%, compared with 26% across the Navy and Marine Corps, and the median confinement was 1.5 years, compared with 8 months. Of 11 convicted enlisted members, 6 received a punitive discharge (55%), compared with 68% service-wide.
Compared With 2016
The records list 27 cases in 2016 and 16 in 2017. The contested share went from 23% to 47%. Median confinement went from 8 months to 1.5 years, while convictions with confinement went from 92% to 62%.
Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 68% to 55%. Full acquittals in contested cases went from 2 of 6 to 3 of 7. The general court-martial share went from 52% to 50%. A few cases can move each figure in groups this small.
| 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | 27 | 16 |
| Contested (of pleas recorded) | 23% | 47% |
| Full acquittals (decided contested) | 2 of 6 | 3 of 7 |
| Convictions with confinement | 92% | 62% |
| Median confinement | 8 months | 1.5 years |
| Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 68% | 55% |
| General courts-martial | 52% | 50% |
Contested Cases
Of the 16 records, 15 list a plea: 8 guilty pleas and 7 not-guilty or mixed pleas. The contested share of 47% was higher than the 26% 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
Of the 16 cases, 13 ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 8 of those sentences included confinement (62%). The median confinement was 1.5 years. A quarter of the sentences with confinement were 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
Among 11 enlisted members convicted, 6 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (55%). Of those 6, 3 were dishonorable. The year also includes 1 convicted officer or warrant officer, who was not dismissed.
A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Charges
Charges are listed for 14 of the 16 cases. Article 128 (assault) and Article 112a (drug offenses) each appeared in 5 cases (36%). The service-wide shares were 37% and 31%.
Article 107 and Article 120 each appeared in 3 cases (21%). Article 120c (other sexual misconduct) appeared in 2 cases (14%), compared with 3%. Article 131b (obstruction, numbered since 2019) appeared in 1 case (7%). A case with several articles counts under each one.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Navy and Marine Corps docket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 128 Assault | 5 | 36% | 37% |
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 5 | 36% | 31% |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 3 | 21% | 11% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 3 | 21% | 19% |
| Art. 120c Other sexual misconduct | 2 | 14% | 3% |
| Art. 80 Attempts | 2 | 14% | 10% |
| Art. 131b Obstruction, numbered since 2019 | 1 | 7% | 4% |
| Art. 86 AWOL | 1 | 7% | 8% |
Rank and Court Level
Among the accused with rank recorded, 8 were junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 6 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 1 was an officer or warrant officer. In the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps, 66% of the accused were junior enlisted.
General courts-martial heard 8 of the 16 cases (50%), compared with 44% service-wide.
Twentynine Palms and Pearl Harbor
Twentynine Palms, California tried 20 cases and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii tried 21 in the same year. Both had a median confinement of 6 months. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members were 80% at Twentynine Palms and 72% at Pearl Harbor.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayport, Florida | 16 | 47% | 3 of 7 | 1.5 years | 55% |
| Twentynine Palms, California | 20 | — | — | 6 months | 80% |
| Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | 21 | 19% | 2 of 4 | 6 months | 72% |
Rules and Record Limits
These trials came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019. The records do not show nonjudicial punishment, administrative separations, the evidence, or the plea terms.
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 2017 (16 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.