> ## 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. # False Official Statement at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2021: The Year in Numbers - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-2021/ - Published: 2026-10-28T08:17:38.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:11:45.000Z - Description: Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial charged Article 107 (false official statement) in 42 cases in 2021, and 41% of them were contested, compared with 32% across all Navy and Marine Corps cases. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 107, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) › [Article 107](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-107-courts-martial/) › Navy-Marine Corps, 2021 **Short answer:** Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial charged Article 107 (false official statement) in 42 cases in 2021, and 41% of them were contested, compared with 32% across all Navy and Marine Corps cases. Only 1 of 17 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal (6%), compared with 26% overall. Based on 42 cases · 2021 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## More Contested Cases, Fewer Full Acquittals A plea is on record for 41 of the 42 cases: 24 guilty pleas and 17 not-guilty or mixed pleas. A case is contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share was 41%, higher than the 32% for the Navy and Marine Corps as a whole in 2021. Of the 17 contested cases that reached a verdict, only 1 ended in a full acquittal, meaning not guilty on every charge. Another 4 ended in a partial acquittal, with a not-guilty finding on at least one charge or specification and a conviction on another. The full acquittal rate was 6%, lower than the 26% across the Navy and Marine Corps. ## Changes From 2020 The number of cases was about the same: 44 in 2020 and 42 in 2021\. The contested share rose from 12% to 41%. Full acquittals in contested cases that reached a verdict went from 0 of 2 to 1 of 17. Other measures stayed about the same. The median confinement was 6 months in both years. Convictions with confinement went from 89% to 88%, and enlisted punitive discharges went from 67% to 68%. The general court-martial share rose from 36% to 43%. In small groups, a few cases can change these figures, so they show direction, not precise trends. | | 2020 | 2021 | | ----------------------------------- | -------- | -------- | | Cases | 44 | 42 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | 12% | 41% | | Full acquittals (decided contested) | 0 of 2 | 1 of 17 | | Convictions with confinement | 89% | 88% | | Median confinement | 6 months | 6 months | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 67% | 68% | | General courts-martial | 36% | 43% | ## Most Contested Cases Were General Courts-Martial Of the 42 cases, 18 were general courts-martial and 24 were special courts-martial. The general court-martial share, 43%, compares with 48% across the Navy and Marine Corps in 2021. The 2 levels were very different. At general courts-martial, 71% of cases were contested, and the median confinement was 1.2 years. At special courts-martial, 21% were contested, and the median was 5 months. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence. Every sentence longer than one year came from a general court-martial. ## More Short Sentences Confinement was part of 88% of the 41 convictions. The median confinement was 6 months. The overall median for the Navy and Marine Corps in 2021 was 7 months. Sentences under 6 months were 16 convictions (39%), compared with 33% overall. Another 12 (29%) were between 6 months and 1 year. Sentences longer than one year were 8 of 41 convictions (20%), lower than the 26% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Only 1 was 5 years or more. These are adjudged sentences, set at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each one covers every charge in the case. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, all Navy and Marine Corps cases in 2021 | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | No confinement | 5 | 12% | 15% | | Under 6 months | 16 | 39% | 33% | | 6 months to 1 year | 12 | 29% | 26% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 7 | 17% | 21% | | 5 years or more | 1 | 2% | 5% | ## Larceny and Orders Violations in the Same Cases Only 1 of the 42 cases charged Article 107 alone. Article 121 (larceny) appeared in 15 cases, Article 92 (orders violation) in 14, and Article 134 (general article) in 12\. Article 112a (drug) and Article 81 (conspiracy) appeared in 9 each. A sentence covers every conviction in the case. The confinement and discharge figures describe these cases as a whole, not the false statement alone. ## Punitive Discharges and Dismissals Of 38 convicted enlisted members, 26 received a punitive discharge: 20 bad-conduct and 6 dishonorable. That share, 68%, compares with 64% for all Navy and Marine Corps cases in 2021. There were 2 convicted officers or warrant officers, and both were sentenced to dismissal, the officer equivalent of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Rank and Installations Of the accused with rank recorded, 26 were junior enlisted (E-1 to E-4), 13 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 2 were officers or warrant officers. That mix is more senior than all Navy and Marine Corps cases in 2021, where 69% were junior enlisted. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina tried 12 of these cases. Camp Pendleton, California tried 7, Norfolk, Virginia tried 4, and Quantico, Virginia, and San Diego, California tried 2 each. Together they account for 64% of the 42 cases. Large installations try more cases of every kind. ## What the Records Do Not Show The records list trial dates, not offense dates. They do not describe the evidence or plea terms. False statements handled through nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation do not appear in them. The records also do not explain any verdict, including the partial acquittals. For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see [Article 107 on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com). Dates and sources for the law changes: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial with a trial date in 2021 that charged Article 107 (42 cases), compared with all Navy and Marine Corps cases that year and with 2020. 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 - [Article 107 (False Official Statements): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-107-courts-martial/) (hub) - [By Year](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-year/) (hub) - [How Navy-Marine Corps False Official Statement Cases Ended in 2020](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-2020/) (previous / next) - [Navy-Marine Corps Article 107 Cases in 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-2022/) (previous / next) - [How Has Article 107 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-trend-2017-2025/) (the full trend) - [False Official Statement at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-2017/) - [False Official Statement at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2018: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-2018/) - [How Navy-Marine Corps False Official Statement Cases Ended in 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-2024/) - [Article 107 Sentences in the Navy-Marine Corps: Confinement and Discharges, 2017–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-sent-2017-2025/) - [Article 107 explained on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ← Previous: [How Navy-Marine Corps False Official Statement Cases Ended in 2020](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-2020/)Next: [Navy-Marine Corps Article 107 Cases in 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-2022/) → **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.