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# Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 134 and Article 82
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-134-and-article-82-charged-together/
- Published: 2026-10-30T05:28:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T08:18:17.000Z
- Description: From 2021 to 2026, the Navy and Marine Corps tried 25 courts-martial that charged Article 134 (general article) together with Article 82 (solicitation). The median confinement was 5.7 years, compared with 1.5 years for all Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 134, Article 82, Navy-Marine Corps

[Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) › [Article 134](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-134-courts-martial/) › Navy-Marine Corps, with Article 82

**Short answer:** From 2021 to 2026, the Navy and Marine Corps tried 25 courts-martial that charged Article 134 (general article) together with Article 82 (solicitation). The median confinement was 5.7 years, compared with 1.5 years for all Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases. Of 23 convicted enlisted members, 19 received a punitive discharge (83%), compared with 73%.

Based on 25 cases · 2021–2026 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026

## Most Sentences Were 5 Years or Longer

Confinement of 5 years or more was adjudged in 14 of the 25 convictions (56%). For all Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases in 2021–2026, that band made up 12% of convictions. Terms longer than one year came in 19 of 25 convictions here (76%), compared with 47%.

Short sentences were uncommon. Only 1 conviction carried under 6 months (4%), and 2 carried 6 months to 1 year (8%). No confinement was adjudged in 3 convictions (12%), compared with 15% across Article 134 cases.

| Adjudged confinement            | Convictions | Share here | Share, all Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases in 2021–2026 |
| ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| No confinement                  | 3           | 12%        | 15%                                                             |
| Under 6 months                  | 1           | 4%         | 21%                                                             |
| 6 months to 1 year              | 2           | 8%         | 17%                                                             |
| More than 1 year, under 5 years | 5           | 20%        | 35%                                                             |
| 5 years or more                 | 14          | 56%        | 12%                                                             |

## The Median Sentence

Of 25 convictions, 22 included confinement. The median confinement was 5.7 years, and a quarter of the terms were 8.5 years or longer. The median for all Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases was 1.5 years.

Each figure is an adjudged sentence. It is the sentence announced at trial, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and it covers every charge in the case.

## Dishonorable Discharges Were the Most Common Type

Of 23 convicted enlisted members, 19 left with a punitive discharge (83%). That count includes 15 dishonorable discharges and 4 bad-conduct discharges. Across Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases as a whole, 73% of convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge.

A punitive discharge is a bad-conduct discharge or a dishonorable discharge for an enlisted member. The officer form is a dismissal. The cases include 1 convicted officer or warrant officer, who was not dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge can still be followed by an administrative separation.

## Court Level

General courts-martial tried 21 of the 25 cases (84%). For Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases overall, the general share was 68%. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence. A special court-martial is capped at one year of confinement and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge.

Only a general court-martial can adjudge more than one year of confinement. 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. With 21 of the cases at the general level, most of these accused faced the full sentencing range.

## Rank of the Accused

Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 71% of the accused. NCOs made up 25% and officers 4%. In all Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases, junior enlisted members were 64% of the accused.

## Guilty Pleas, Contested Cases, and Other Charges

Pleas are listed in 24 of the 25 records. Of those, 18 accused pleaded guilty and 6 contested at least one charge, meaning a not-guilty or mixed plea. The contested share was 25%, compared with 29% for Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 cases. All 25 cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge.

Article 120b (child sexual abuse) was charged in 9 of the cases. Article 80 (attempt) was charged in 8, Article 81 (conspiracy) in 3, and Article 133 (conduct unbecoming) in 1\. A case counts under every article it charged, and its sentence covers all of them.

## Trial Years and Installations

The records show these cases between February 2021 and June 2026\. The count was 7 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 2 in 2025, and 7 in 2026\. The 2026 figure covers part of the year.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina tried 8 cases. Bremerton, Washington tried 4, and Camp Pendleton, California and Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay tried 3 each. MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina tried 1\. Together these installations account for 76% of the 25 cases. Larger installations try more cases of all kinds, so the counts do not show a problem at any one base.

## What the Records Do Not Show

Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel, not commanders, decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. For offenses after December 27, 2023, when every guilty finding is for such an offense, the military judge sets the sentence within new sentencing parameters.

The records give trial dates but not offense dates, so it is not possible to tell which cases tried from 2024 on fell under the new rules. The records also do not show the evidence, the plea terms, or conduct handled outside a court-martial.

For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see [Article 134 on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?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 134 and Article 82 (25 cases), compared with all 458 Navy and Marine Corps Article 134 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 134 (General Article): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-134-courts-martial/) (hub)
- [Article 82 (Soliciting): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-82-courts-martial/) (hub)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial/) (hub)
- [Article 134 With Article 90 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-134-and-article-90-charged-together/)
- [Article 134 With Article 92 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-134-and-article-92-charged-together/)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 134 and Article 80](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-134-and-article-80-charged-together/)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 134 and Article 81, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-134-and-article-81-charged-together/)
- [Army Cases Charging Both Article 134 and Article 80](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-134-and-article-80-charged-together/)
- [Army Cases Charging Both Article 134 and Article 82](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-134-and-article-82-charged-together/)
- [Army Cases Charging Both Article 134 and Article 92](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-134-and-article-92-charged-together/)
- [Article 134 explained on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?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.