Naples, Italy, 2013–2018 vs. 2019–2022: A Side-by-Side Look
Naples, Italy had 15 courts-martial from February 2019 to October 2022, compared with 21 in 2013–2018. The contested share went from 67% to 20%, and 12 of the 15 accused pleaded guilty. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 38% to 62%.
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Short answer: Naples, Italy had 15 courts-martial from February 2019 to October 2022, compared with 21 in 2013–2018. The contested share went from 67% to 20%, and 12 of the 15 accused pleaded guilty. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 38% to 62%.
Fewer Contested Cases Than Before
Of the 15 cases, 12 were guilty pleas and 3 were contested. A contested case is one where the accused pleaded not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share, 20%, was lower than the 31% across the Navy and Marine Corps and the 67% at Naples in 2013–2018.
None of the 3 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal. In 2013–2018, 7 of 14 decided contested cases did.
| 2013–2018 | 2019–2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | 21 | 15 |
| Contested (of pleas recorded) | 67% | 20% |
| Full acquittals (decided contested) | 7 of 14 | 0 of 3 |
| Convictions with confinement | 62% | 80% |
| Median confinement | 7 months | 8 months |
| Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 38% | 62% |
| General courts-martial | 48% | 40% |
Confinement
All 15 cases ended in a conviction on at least 1 charge, and 12 sentences included confinement (80%). The median was 8 months, compared with 6 months across the Navy and Marine Corps and 7 months at Naples in 2013–2018. A quarter of the terms were 3 years or longer.
These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal.
Punitive Discharges
A punitive discharge followed 62% of enlisted convictions: 3 bad-conduct discharges and 5 dishonorable discharges. The Navy and Marine Corps share was 63%. The records show 2 convicted officers or warrant officers, and neither was dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
False Statements, Orders, and Drugs
All 15 records list charges. Article 107 (false official statements), Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation), and Article 112a (drugs) each appeared in 4 cases (27%). Elsewhere in the Navy and Marine Corps, those shares were 9%, 18%, and 27%.
Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) and Article 80 (attempts) each appeared in 3 cases (20%), compared with 15% and 10%. Article 128 (assault) also appeared in 3 cases (20%), lower than the 32% elsewhere.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, Navy and Marine Corps-wide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 107 False official statements | 4 | 27% | 9% |
| Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 4 | 27% | 18% |
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 4 | 27% | 27% |
| Art. 134 General article | 3 | 20% | 18% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 3 | 20% | 15% |
| Art. 128 Assault | 3 | 20% | 32% |
| Art. 80 Attempts | 3 | 20% | 10% |
| Art. 113 Misbehavior of a sentinel before 2019, drunken or reckless driving since | 2 | 13% | 2% |
A More Senior Group
NCOs made up 53% of the accused, junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) 33%, and officers 13%. Elsewhere in the Navy and Marine Corps, junior enlisted members were 64%.
General courts-martial heard 6 of the 15 cases (40%), compared with 44% across the Navy and Marine Corps. A special court-martial caps confinement at 1 year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge.
Case Counts and Similar Installations
The records show 3 cases in 2019, 5 in 2020, 5 in 2021, and 2 in 2022. That is about 4 a year, the same pace as 2013–2018.
MCAS Yuma, Arizona tried 21 cases and MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina tried 23 in the same years. Neither had a full acquittal in decided contested cases. Their median confinement was 6 months and 1 year.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples, Italy | 15 | 20% | 0 of 3 | 8 months | 62% |
| MCAS Yuma, Arizona | 21 | 3 of 5 | 0 of 3 | 6 months | 58% |
| MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina | 23 | 4 of 6 | 0 of 4 | 1 year | 60% |
Limits of the Records
The records do not show the evidence, plea terms, offense dates, or conduct handled outside a court-martial. Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often leave out the plea and forum.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial tried at Naples, Italy in 2013–2018 (21) and 2019–2022 (15).
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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Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Naples, Italy, 2019–2022
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 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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.