> ## 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. # What the Navy-Marine Corps Tried in November 2022 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-november-2022/ - Published: 2026-10-28T08:14:39.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:10:25.000Z - Description: The records show 33 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial in November 2022. Larceny under Article 121 appeared in 16% of them, compared with 7% for all of 2022. Punitive discharges were also more common: 72% of convicted enlisted members received one, compared with 64% for the year. - 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/) › November 2022 **Short answer:** The records show 33 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial in November 2022\. Larceny under Article 121 appeared in 16% of them, compared with 7% for all of 2022\. Punitive discharges were also more common: 72% of convicted enlisted members received one, compared with 64% for the year. Based on 33 cases · November 2022 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Larceny and the General Article Were More Common Charges are listed for 31 of the 33 cases, and each article is counted once per case. Article 121 (larceny) appeared in 5 cases (16%), compared with 7% across the Navy and Marine Corps in 2022\. Article 134 (general article) was the most common charge, in 8 cases (26%), compared with 20%. Some less common charges also appeared more often than across the year. Article 128b (domestic violence) and Article 85 (desertion) each appeared in 10% of cases, compared with 3%. Article 115 (communicating threats) appeared in 6%, compared with 2%. Article 112a (wrongful use, possession of controlled substances) was less common, 10% compared with 22%. Article 128 (assault) was slightly less common, 19% compared with 23%. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the Navy and Marine Corps for all of 2022 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 8 | 26% | 20% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 6 | 19% | 23% | | [Art. 121](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Larceny | 5 | 16% | 7% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 5 | 16% | 18% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 3 | 10% | 22% | | [Art. 128b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-128b-domestic-violence/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Domestic violence | 3 | 10% | 3% | | Art. 85 Desertion | 3 | 10% | 3% | | [Art. 115](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-115/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Communicating threats | 2 | 6% | 2% | ## More Punitive Discharges Of 29 convicted enlisted members, 21 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (72%). That was higher than the 64% for 2022\. Of those 21, 5 were dishonorable discharges. The 1 convicted officer or warrant officer was not dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out an administrative separation later. ## No Full Acquittals in Contested Cases Pleas are listed for 31 cases: 23 guilty pleas and 8 contested cases. The contested share of 26% was lower than the 33% for 2022. The comparison table shows that none of the 8 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal. In November 2021, 2 of 9 did. A contested case is one in which the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. With 0 full acquittals, every contested case that reached a verdict this month ended with a conviction on at least one charge. ## Most Sentences Were Under 1 Year Of 31 convictions, 27 included confinement (87%). The median confinement was 5 months, about the same as the 6 months for the year. A quarter of the sentences with confinement were 11 months or longer. These are adjudged sentences, set at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each covers every charge in a case. Sentences longer than one year came in 5 of 31 convictions (16%), less often than the 20% for 2022\. No sentence was 5 years or more. Sentences under 6 months made up 45% of convictions, compared with 38%. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, the Navy and Marine Corps for all of 2022 | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | No confinement | 4 | 13% | 17% | | Under 6 months | 14 | 45% | 38% | | 6 months to 1 year | 8 | 26% | 25% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 5 | 16% | 16% | | 5 years or more | 0 | 0% | 4% | ## General and Special Courts-Martial There were 14 general courts-martial (42%), the same share as the year, and 19 special courts-martial. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence. At the general courts-martial, 85% of convictions included confinement, with a median of 1 year. At the special courts-martial, 89% of convictions included confinement, with a median of 3 months. Only a general court-martial can impose more than one year of confinement, so the 5 sentences over one year came from general courts-martial. The special courts-martial had shorter sentences and a higher rate of confinement. ## A More Junior Group Among the accused with rank recorded, 22 were junior enlisted (E-1 to E-4), 7 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 1 was an officer or warrant officer. The group was more junior than the year, when 65% of the accused were junior enlisted. The share of general courts-martial was 42%, the same as the year, even though the group of accused was more junior. ## November 2021 to November 2022 The number of cases went from 31 to 33\. The median confinement went from 6 months to 5 months, and punitive discharges for enlisted members went from 70% to 72%. The contested share went from 31% to 26%, and general courts-martial went from 55% to 42% of cases. These are small groups, and a few cases can change any of the figures, so the comparison shows direction only. | | November 2021 | November 2022 | | ----------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------- | | Cases | 31 | 33 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | 31% | 26% | | Full acquittals (decided contested) | 2 of 9 | 0 of 8 | | Convictions with confinement | 85% | 87% | | Median confinement | 6 months | 5 months | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 70% | 72% | | General courts-martial | 55% | 42% | ## Where the Cases Were Tried San Diego, California, Norfolk, Virginia, and Camp Pendleton, California, tried 6 cases each. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, tried 4, and Okinawa, Japan, tried 3\. Together these locations account for 76% of the month. Larger installations try more cases of every kind, so a high count alone says nothing about a particular base. ## What the Records Do Not Show Trial records show charges, pleas, findings, and sentences. They do not include the evidence, plea terms, offense dates, or anything handled outside a court-martial, such as nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. 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 November 2022 (33 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/). 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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.