Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 80 and Article 92, 2021–2025
The Navy and Marine Corps records include 13 courts-martial from 2021–2025 charging both Article 80 (attempt) and Article 92 (orders violation). The median confinement was 1.8 years, compared with 1.1 years in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 80 cases.
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Short answer: The Navy and Marine Corps records include 13 courts-martial from 2021–2025 charging both Article 80 (attempt) and Article 92 (orders violation). The median confinement was 1.8 years, compared with 1.1 years in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 80 cases. The contested share was 38%, compared with 31% across those Article 80 cases.
Wide Range of Confinement
All 13 cases ended in a conviction, and confinement was part of 77% of the sentences. Half of the confinement terms were 1.8 years or less. A quarter were 8 years or longer.
In Navy and Marine Corps Article 80 cases overall, the median confinement was 1.1 years. All of these figures are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each one covers every charge in the case.
Contested Pleas
5 of the accused contested at least one charge, meaning they pleaded not guilty to it. 8 pleaded guilty. The contested share was 38%, compared with 31% in Navy and Marine Corps-wide Article 80 cases.
Discharges Less Common
69% of enlisted convictions included a punitive discharge. Of those, 5 were dishonorable discharges and 4 were bad-conduct discharges. In all Navy and Marine Corps Article 80 cases in 2021–2025, the share was 77%.
An enlisted sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
General and Special Courts-Martial
9 of the 13 cases were general courts-martial (69%), compared with 77% in Navy and Marine Corps-wide Article 80 cases. The remaining cases were special courts-martial, where confinement is capped at one year and a dishonorable discharge is not available.
Other Articles
Article 80 never appeared by itself in these cases. In all Navy and Marine Corps Article 80 cases in 2021–2025, 48 of 164 charged it alone.
Besides Article 92, the most common charges here were Article 112a (drug) in 5 cases, Article 128 (assault) in 3, Article 120 (sexual assault) in 3, and Article 108 (military property) in 2.
Rank of the Accused
Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) were 54% of the accused, NCOs were 46%, and no officers were charged. In all Navy and Marine Corps Article 80 cases in 2021–2025, junior enlisted members were 53%.
Trial Years
The trials ran from February 2021 to October 2025. There were 8 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2024, and 2 in 2025.
Law Changes and Record Gaps
2 changes in this period depend on the date of the offense. Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel, not commanders, decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. And if all guilty findings are for offenses after December 27, 2023, the military judge sets the sentence under new sentencing parameters.
The records list only trial dates, so the 2024 and 2025 trials could follow either set of rules. The records also do not include the evidence, the plea terms, or cases resolved without a court-martial.
For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see Article 80 on the law firm's website. Dates and sources for the law changes: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial with trial dates in 2021–2025 that charged both Article 80 and Article 92 (13 cases), compared with all 164 Navy and Marine Corps Article 80 cases in those years.
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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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.