> ## 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. # November 2023 at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: 23 Cases - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial-november-2023/ - Published: 2026-10-28T08:14:52.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:10:29.000Z - Description: The records show 23 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial in November 2023. Drug charges under Article 112a appeared in 22% of cases, compared with 13% for all of 2023. The contested share was also higher: 39%, compared with 32% 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 2023 **Short answer:** The records show 23 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial in November 2023\. Drug charges under Article 112a appeared in 22% of cases, compared with 13% for all of 2023\. The contested share was also higher: 39%, compared with 32% for the year. Based on 23 cases · November 2023 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Drug Charges in a Small Month All 23 records list their charges, and a case is counted under every article it charges. Article 112a (wrongful use, possession of controlled substances) appeared in 5 cases (22%), higher than the 13% across the Navy and Marine Corps in 2023\. Article 134 (general article) also appeared in 5 cases, the same as its 22% share for the year. Article 128 (assault) was much less common, in 2 cases (9%) compared with 26% for 2023\. Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) and Article 129 (burglary; unlawful entry) appeared in 9% of cases each, compared with 5% and 3%. Article 92 (failure to obey order or regulation) appeared in 4 cases (17%), about the same as its 18% for the year. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the Navy and Marine Corps for all of 2023 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 5 | 22% | 13% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 5 | 22% | 22% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 4 | 17% | 18% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 3 | 13% | 11% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 2 | 9% | 26% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 2 | 9% | 5% | | Art. 129 Burglary; unlawful entry | 2 | 9% | 3% | | [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements | 2 | 9% | 6% | ## More Contested Cases A case is contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. In November 2023, 9 cases were contested and 14 ended in guilty pleas. That makes 39% of cases with a plea recorded contested, compared with 32% across 2023. Few contested cases ended in a full acquittal. The comparison table shows that 1 of the 9 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal. ## Many Convictions Without Confinement Of the 23 cases, 22 ended in a conviction on at least one charge. Of those 22 sentences, 15 included confinement (68%). The other 7 convictions had no confinement (32%), compared with 21% for the year. The median confinement was 6 months, the same as for the Navy and Marine Corps in 2023\. A quarter of the sentences with confinement were 3 years or longer. These are adjudged sentences: the sentence announced at trial, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, covering every charge in the case. ## A Few Long Sentences Sentences longer than one year came in 5 of 22 convictions (23%), the same share as for 2023\. Of those, 2 were 5 years or more (9%), compared with 4% for the year. The other 3 were more than 1 year and under 5 years (14%), compared with 19%. Sentences from 6 months to 1 year made up 14% of convictions, compared with 23%. Sentences under 6 months made up 32%, about the same as the 33% for the year. Only a general court-martial can impose more than one year of confinement. A special court-martial is capped at one year. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, the Navy and Marine Corps for all of 2023 | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | No confinement | 7 | 32% | 21% | | Under 6 months | 7 | 32% | 33% | | 6 months to 1 year | 3 | 14% | 23% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 3 | 14% | 19% | | 5 years or more | 2 | 9% | 4% | ## Discharges for Enlisted Members Of 22 convicted enlisted members, 15 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (68%). That was higher than the 63% for 2023\. Of the 15, 6 were dishonorable discharges. There were no officers or warrant officers this month. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out an administrative separation later. ## Junior Ranks and Special Courts-Martial Of the accused, 18 were junior enlisted (E-1 to E-4) and 5 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9). The group was more junior than for all of 2023, when 65% were junior enlisted. General courts-martial, which can impose any lawful sentence, made up 8 of the 23 cases (35%), lower than the 46% for the year. The other cases were special courts-martial, which cap confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. ## Compared With November 2022 November 2022 had 33 cases, and November 2023 had 23\. The contested share went from 26% to 39%, and full acquittals went from 0 of 8 to 1 of 9\. The median confinement went from 5 months to 6 months. Convictions with confinement went from 87% to 68%. Punitive discharges went from 72% to 68%, and general courts-martial went from 42% to 35%. In a month this small, a single case can change a percentage noticeably, so these comparisons show direction rather than size. | | November 2022 | November 2023 | | ----------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------- | | Cases | 33 | 23 | | Contested (of pleas recorded) | 26% | 39% | | Full acquittals (decided contested) | 0 of 8 | 1 of 9 | | Convictions with confinement | 87% | 68% | | Median confinement | 5 months | 6 months | | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 72% | 68% | | General courts-martial | 42% | 35% | ## Installations Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, tried 5 cases. Bremerton, Washington, and Camp Pendleton, California, tried 3 each. Yokosuka, Japan, and Quantico, Virginia, tried 2 each. These locations account for 65% 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 These records include only cases that reached a court-martial. Cases resolved by nonjudicial punishment, administrative separation, or no action are not included. The records do not describe the evidence or plea terms, and they give trial dates rather than offense dates. 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 2023 (23 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.