> ## 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. # January 2023 at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: 25 Cases - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-january-2023/ - Published: 2026-10-28T08:14:42.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:10:26.000Z - Description: Navy and Marine Corps records list 25 courts-martial tried in January 2023. Of convicted enlisted members, 45% received a punitive discharge, compared with 63% across both services for all of 2023. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Year](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-year/) › January 2023 **Short answer:** Navy and Marine Corps records list 25 courts-martial tried in January 2023\. Of convicted enlisted members, 45% received a punitive discharge, compared with 63% across both services for all of 2023\. Article 134 (the general article) appeared in 30% of cases with charges listed, compared with 22% for the year. Based on 25 cases · January 2023 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Fewer Punitive Discharges Than the Year A punitive discharge means a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge for an enlisted member. In January 2023, 45% of convicted enlisted members received one. For the Navy and Marine Corps in all of 2023, the figure was 63%. There were 6 bad-conduct and 4 dishonorable discharges. A dishonorable discharge can be adjudged only by a general court-martial. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out an administrative separation, which these records do not show. ## Assault and the General Article Were Most Common Of the 25 cases, 23 have charges listed, and the shares below use those cases. Article 128 (assault) and Article 134 (the general article) were the most common charges, each in 7 cases (30%). For the year, assault appeared in 26% and the general article in 22%. Article 121 (larceny) appeared in 13%, compared with 10%. Article 128b (domestic violence), Article 112a (wrongful use or possession of controlled substances), and Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) each appeared in 9%, all lower than their yearly shares of 10%, 13%, and 18%. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) appeared in just 4% of cases, compared with 11% for 2023, and Article 115 (communicating threats) also appeared in 4%. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the Navy and Marine Corps for all of 2023 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 7 | 30% | 26% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 7 | 30% | 22% | | [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny | 3 | 13% | 10% | | [Art. 128b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-128b-domestic-violence/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Domestic violence | 2 | 9% | 10% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 2 | 9% | 13% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 2 | 9% | 18% | | [Art. 115](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-115/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Communicating threats | 1 | 4% | 2% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 1 | 4% | 11% | ## Short Terms Were Most Common Of 22 convictions, 82% included confinement. The median confinement was 5 months, compared with 6 months for the year. Terms under 6 months accounted for 10 convictions (45%), compared with 33% for 2023\. Terms of 6 months to 1 year were less common, at 14% compared with 23%. Sentences longer than one year were adjudged in 5 of 22 convictions (23%), the same as the year's 23%. None was 5 years or more. These are adjudged sentences, set before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each covers every charge of conviction in the case. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, the Navy and Marine Corps for all of 2023 | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | No confinement | 4 | 18% | 21% | | Under 6 months | 10 | 45% | 33% | | 6 months to 1 year | 3 | 14% | 23% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 5 | 23% | 19% | | 5 years or more | 0 | 0% | 4% | ## Sentences by Court Level The month had 11 general and 14 special courts-martial. The general court-martial share was 44%, about the same as 46% for 2023. At the 11 general courts-martial, the median confinement was 1 year, and 30% of cases were contested. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. At the 14 special courts-martial, the median was 4 months, and 31% were contested. The contested share was about the same at both levels. ## Contested Share About the Same as the Year A plea is listed in 23 of the 25 records: 16 guilty pleas and 7 contested cases, where the accused pleaded not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share was 30%, about the same as the 32% for 2023. Of the 7 contested cases that reached a verdict, 1 ended in a full acquittal. The other 6 ended in a conviction on at least one charge. ## A Mostly Junior Group Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 74% of the accused, and NCOs made up 26%. No officers appear. Across the Navy and Marine Corps in 2023, junior enlisted accounted for 65%, so this month's group was more junior. Junior enlisted members are those in pay grades E-1 to E-4, and NCOs are the more senior enlisted grades above them. Junior enlisted members made up most of the accused across the year, and their share was higher in January 2023. ## From January 2022 January 2022 had 27 cases, and January 2023 had 25\. The largest change was in punitive discharges, which fell from 73% to 45% of convicted enlisted members. The median confinement also fell, from 7 months to 5 months. The contested share rose from 24% to 30%. The general court-martial share rose from 33% to 44%. Convictions with confinement went from 83% to 82%. Monthly counts are small, so the comparison shows direction only. | | January 2022 | January 2023 | | ----------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | | Cases | 27 | 25 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | 24% | 30% | | Full acquittals (decided contested) | 2 of 6 | 1 of 7 | | Convictions with confinement | 83% | 82% | | Median confinement | 7 months | 5 months | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 73% | 45% | | General courts-martial | 33% | 44% | ## Where the Trials Took Place Okinawa, Japan, had 4 cases. Bremerton, Washington, and San Diego, California, had 3 each. Quantico, Virginia, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, had 2 each. These five account for 56% of the month's 25 cases. Larger installations try more cases of every kind. ## What the Data Do Not Show The records give trial dates rather than offense dates. They do not describe the evidence or plea terms. They do not include matters handled by nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. A case tried in January 2023 may therefore involve conduct from a much earlier date. The records also cannot show how many members faced charges that never reached a courtroom, so these 25 cases show only the part of military discipline that went to trial. Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: [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 January 2023 (25 cases), compared with the whole year. 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 - [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial/) (hub) - [By Year](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-year/) (hub) - [What the Navy-Marine Corps Tried in December 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-december-2022/) (previous / next) - [What the Navy-Marine Corps Tried in February 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-february-2023/) (previous / next) - [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial in 2023: Year in Review](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-2023-year-in-review/) (the whole year) - [April 2018 at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: 43 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-april-2018/) - [April 2020 at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: 18 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-april-2020/) - [August 2017 at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: 37 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-august-2017/) - [August 2019 at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: 34 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-august-2019/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ← Previous: [What the Navy-Marine Corps Tried in December 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-december-2022/)Next: [What the Navy-Marine Corps Tried in February 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-february-2023/) → **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.