> ## 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. # What Changed at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina After 2019? 13 Cases vs. 34 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mcas-cherry-point-north-carolina-before-after-2019/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:06:34.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:06:34.000Z - Description: MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina had 34 courts-martial in 2019–2023, compared with 13 in 2017–2018. Of the convictions, 43% carried no confinement. The median confinement for those who were confined was 1 year, compared with 6 months Navy and Marine Corps-wide. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-mcas-cherry-point-north-carolina/) › Before and after 2019 **Short answer:** MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina had 34 courts-martial in 2019–2023, compared with 13 in 2017–2018\. Of the convictions, 43% carried no confinement. The median confinement for those who were confined was 1 year, compared with 6 months Navy and Marine Corps-wide. Article 107 (false official statements) was charged in 27% of cases, compared with 8%. Based on 34 cases · 2019–2023 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Many Sentences Without Confinement, and Some Long Terms Of 30 convictions, 13 carried no confinement (43%). Across the Navy and Marine Corps, 17% of convictions had no confinement. The other 17 convictions here included confinement (57%). Among those 17 sentences, the median was 1 year. A quarter were 1.5 years or longer. Sentences of more than 1 year came in 8 of 30 convictions (27%), about the same as the 24% across the Navy and Marine Corps. No conviction here carried 5 years or more. Shorter terms were less common. Under 6 months made up 13% of convictions here and 35% elsewhere in the Navy and Marine Corps. Terms of 6 months to 1 year made up 17%, compared with 24%. 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 rest of the Navy and Marine Corps | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------- | | No confinement | 13 | 43% | 17% | | Under 6 months | 4 | 13% | 35% | | 6 months to 1 year | 5 | 17% | 24% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 8 | 27% | 19% | | 5 years or more | 0 | 0% | 5% | ## False Official Statements and Orders Violations Charges are listed in 30 of the 34 records. Article 107 (false official statements) appeared in 8 cases (27%), compared with 8% Navy and Marine Corps-wide. Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) appeared in 23%, compared with 18%. Article 128 (assault) was charged less often, in 20% of cases compared with 31%. Article 112a (drugs) was also lower, at 20% compared with 25%. Article 128b (domestic violence) appeared in 4 cases (13%), compared with 3%. Article 81 (conspiracy) and Article 120b (sexual assault of a child) each appeared in 3 cases (10%), compared with 7% for each across the 2 services. Each article counts once per case, so 1 case can appear in several rows. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the Navy and Marine Corps as a whole | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------- | | [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements | 8 | 27% | 8% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 7 | 23% | 18% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 6 | 20% | 18% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 6 | 20% | 31% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 6 | 20% | 25% | | [Art. 128b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-128b-domestic-violence/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Domestic violence | 4 | 13% | 3% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 3 | 10% | 7% | | Art. 81 Conspiracy | 3 | 10% | 7% | ## Fewer Punitive Discharges Than in 2017–2018 Of 26 convicted enlisted members, 14 received a punitive discharge: 8 bad-conduct discharges and 6 dishonorable discharges. That is 54%, lower than the 63% across the Navy and Marine Corps. In 2017–2018 the share at Cherry Point was 90%. The records also include 3 convicted officers or warrant officers, and 1 was dismissed. Dismissal is the officer equivalent of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Case Counts Before and After 2019 In 2017–2018 the records hold 13 cases, about 6 a year. From April 2019 through November 2023 they hold 34, about 7 a year. The yearly counts were 4 in 2019, 10 in 2020, 7 in 2021, 2 in 2022, and 11 in 2023. The median confinement was 5 months in 2017–2018 and 1 year in 2019–2023\. Convictions with confinement went from 90% to 57%. General courts-martial went from 31% of cases to 44%. Small groups can shift by several points with a few cases, so these changes show direction more than precise size. | | 2017–2018 | 2019–2023 | | ----------------------------- | --------- | --------- | | Cases | 13 | 34 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | — | 41% | | Convictions with confinement | 90% | 57% | | Median confinement | 5 months | 1 year | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 90% | 54% | | General courts-martial | 31% | 44% | ## General Courts-Martial Had the Long Sentences General courts-martial heard 15 of the 34 cases (44%), with a median confinement of 1.5 years. The 19 special courts-martial had a median of 5 months. Only a general court-martial can adjudge more than 1 year of confinement or a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial is capped at 1 year. ## Contested Cases and Verdicts Only 17 of the 34 records list a plea. Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often leave out the plea. Of the 17, 10 were guilty pleas and 7 were contested, meaning a not-guilty or mixed plea. The contested share, 41%, was higher than the 31% across the Navy and Marine Corps. None of the 7 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal (0 of 7). ## Rank of the Accused Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 59% of the accused, NCOs 31%, and officers 10%. Elsewhere in the Navy and Marine Corps, junior enlisted members were 64% of the accused. ## Compared With Great Lakes and Pearl Harbor Great Lakes, Illinois also tried 34 cases in these years, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii tried 39\. Both had a lower contested share, 24% each. Both had shorter median confinement: 5 months at Great Lakes and 9 months at Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor had a higher punitive discharge rate, 74%, while Great Lakes, at 55%, was about the same as Cherry Point. In decided contested cases, Great Lakes had 1 full acquittal out of 8 and Pearl Harbor had 3 out of 9. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | --------------------------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina | 34 | 41% | 0 of 7 | 1 year | 54% | | Great Lakes, Illinois | 34 | 24% | 1 of 8 | 5 months | 55% | | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | 39 | 24% | 3 of 9 | 9 months | 74% | ## What the Records Leave Out The records give trial dates, not offense dates. They do not describe the evidence or the terms of any plea agreement. Misconduct handled by nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation does not appear. 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 MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina in 2017–2018 (13) and 2019–2023 (34). 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 - [MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-mcas-cherry-point-north-carolina/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [What Was Tried at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, 2019–2023? 34 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mcas-cherry-point-north-carolina-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina Courts-Martial, 2024–2026: What 23 Cases Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mcas-cherry-point-north-carolina-courts-martial-2024-2026/) - [Inside 13 Courts-Martial at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, 2017–2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mcas-cherry-point-north-carolina-courts-martial-2017-2018/) - [What Changed at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina After 2024? 34 Cases vs. 23](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mcas-cherry-point-north-carolina-before-after-2024/) - [Bremerton, Washington Before and After 2019: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-before-after-2019/) - [Bremerton, Washington Before and After 2024: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-before-after-2024/) - [Great Lakes, Illinois Before and After 2019: How Its Courts-Martial Changed](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/great-lakes-illinois-before-after-2019/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, 2019–2023 - [Eric Catto](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-eric-catto/) - [Keaton Harrell](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-keaton-harrell/) - [Nicholas Henry](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-nicholas-henry/) - [Ryan Lipton](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-ryan-lipton/) - [William Mossor](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-william-mossor/) 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. **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.