> ## 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. # Article 107 With Article 134 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-and-article-134-charged-together/ - Published: 2026-10-30T05:28:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:18:16.000Z - Description: In 25 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial from 2021–2026 that charged both Article 107 (false official statement) and Article 134 (general article), the median confinement was 11 months. In all Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases, it was 6 months. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 107, Article 134, 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, with Article 134 **Short answer:** In 25 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial from 2021–2026 that charged both Article 107 (false official statement) and Article 134 (general article), the median confinement was 11 months. In all Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases, it was 6 months. Of the convicted enlisted members, 65% received a punitive discharge, compared with 55%. Based on 25 cases · 2021–2026 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Terms Over One Year Were More Common Of the 25 cases, 24 ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 19 of those sentences included confinement (79%). The median was 11 months, longer than the 6 months in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases. A quarter of the confinement terms were 2.5 years or longer. Confinement of more than one year was adjudged in 8 of the 24 convictions (33%). For all Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases, the share was 16%. The band from more than 1 year to under 5 years held 7 convictions (29%), compared with 12%. Only 5 convictions (21%) carried no confinement, compared with 30%. Confinement under 6 months was adjudged in 7 convictions (29%), compared with 32%. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, Navy and Marine Corps-wide Article 107 cases | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | No confinement | 5 | 21% | 30% | | Under 6 months | 7 | 29% | 32% | | 6 months to 1 year | 4 | 17% | 21% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 7 | 29% | 12% | | 5 years or more | 1 | 4% | 4% | ## General and Special Courts-Martial Compared General courts-martial heard 13 of the 25 cases (52%), and special courts-martial heard 12\. The median confinement at the general courts-martial was 2 years. At the special courts-martial, it was 5 months. The general courts-martial were contested more often: 69% compared with 33%. A general court-martial can adjudge long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot adjudge a dishonorable discharge, so every term over one year came from a general court-martial. Since 2019, a special court-martial can also be tried by a military judge alone, with confinement capped at six months and no punitive discharge. ## Punitive Discharges and Dismissals Of 20 convicted enlisted members, 13 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (65%). That is more often than in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases (55%). Of the 13, 4 were dishonorable discharges. There were 2 convicted officers or warrant officers, and both were dismissed. A dismissal is the officer equivalent of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge can still be followed by an administrative separation. ## Pleas and Acquittals A contested case is one where the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. Of the 25 accused, 13 contested the charges and 12 pleaded guilty. The contested share, 52%, was higher than the 44% for all Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases. Of the 13 contested cases that reached a verdict, 1 ended in a full acquittal (8%). That is close to the 7% for all Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases. In 2 more contested cases, the accused was found not guilty of some charges and guilty of others, which is a partial acquittal. ## Rank of the Accused By rank, the accused were 10 junior enlisted members, 10 NCOs, and 2 officers. The group is more senior than the accused in Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases overall. The rank counts cover the accused with rank recorded. ## Charges Besides the False Statement No case charged Article 107 by itself. Besides Article 134, the most frequent other charges were Article 92 (orders violation) in 6 cases, Article 121 (larceny) in 5, Article 128 (assault) in 5, and Article 131b (obstruction) in 3. Every sentence covers all the charges in a case. The figures are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. ## Years and Installations The 25 cases run from January 2021 to July 2026\. There were 12 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 2 in 2026\. The 2026 count is a partial year. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina tried 7 cases. MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina and Quantico, Virginia tried 3 each. Camp Pendleton, California and MCAS Yuma, Arizona tried 2 each. These five installations account for 68% of the 25 cases. Installations with more personnel try more cases of every type. ## What the Records Cannot Show Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel rather than commanders decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. When every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023, the military judge sets the sentence under new sentencing parameters. The records show trial dates, not offense dates, so they cannot show which of these rules applied to a case. They also leave out the evidence, plea terms, nonjudicial punishment, and administrative separations. 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 trial dates in 2021–2026 that charged both Article 107 and Article 134 (25 cases), compared with all 133 Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases in those years. 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) - [Article 134 (General Article): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-134-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 121](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-and-article-121-charged-together/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 92](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-and-article-92-charged-together/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 107 and Article 128, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-and-article-128-charged-together/) - [Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 120](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-107-and-article-120-charged-together/) - [Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 121](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-107-and-article-121-charged-together/) - [Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 131b](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-107-and-article-131b-charged-together/) - [Army Cases Charging Both Article 107 and Article 80](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-107-and-article-80-charged-together/) - [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) **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.