> ## 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. # Article 107 Cases at Norfolk, Virginia, 2013–2018: 39 Courts-Martial - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/norfolk-virginia-article-107-2013-2018/ - Published: 2026-10-28T06:51:26.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:05:55.000Z - Description: Of 13 contested Article 107 (false official statement) cases that reached a verdict at Norfolk, Virginia from 2013 to 2018, only 1 ended in a full acquittal (8%). The rate across the Navy and Marine Corps was 21%. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Norfolk, Virginia, Article 107, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Norfolk, Virginia](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-norfolk-virginia/) › Article 107, 2013–2018 **Short answer:** Of 13 contested Article 107 (false official statement) cases that reached a verdict at Norfolk, Virginia from 2013 to 2018, only 1 ended in a full acquittal (8%). The rate across the Navy and Marine Corps was 21%. The 39 cases produced 38 convictions, with a median confinement of 7 months, about the same as the 6 months service-wide. Based on 39 cases · 2013–2018 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## A Low Full-Acquittal Rate At Norfolk, 13 contested false official statement cases reached a verdict. In 1 of them, the accused was acquitted of all charges. That 8% full-acquittal rate is lower than the 21% in Navy and Marine Corps-wide Article 107 cases. Partial acquittals were more common. In 3 of the 13 cases (23%), the accused was found not guilty of at least one charge or specification and guilty of another. With numbers this small, a single verdict can change these rates. ## Article 107 Was Almost Always Charged With Other Articles In 38 of the 39 cases, at least one other article was charged. The most common were Article 128 (assault) in 13 cases, Article 121 (larceny) in 10, Article 120 (sexual assault) in 9, Article 134 (general article) in 7, and Article 92 (orders violation) in 6. This affects every figure below. A sentence covers all charges in a case. A sentence in a case that also included assault or sexual assault is not a sentence for the false statement alone. ## Pleas at Norfolk Among the records with a plea listed, 26 accused pleaded guilty. Another 13 entered a not-guilty or mixed plea, which makes the case contested. The contested share was 33%, higher than the 27% across Navy and Marine Corps-wide Article 107 cases. Accused members at Norfolk contested the charge more often than elsewhere. Fewer of the contested cases ended in a full acquittal. The records cannot show the reasons for either figure. ## Length of Confinement Confinement was part of 82% of the 38 convictions. Half of those sentences were 7 months or less, compared with a 6 months median in the Navy and Marine Corps overall. A quarter were 1.2 years or longer. Longer sentences were more common than service-wide. Sentences longer than one year were adjudged in 9 of 38 convictions (24%), compared with 16%. Sentences under 6 months made up 29% here and 41% service-wide. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, Navy and Marine Corps-wide Article 107 cases | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | No confinement | 7 | 18% | 17% | | Under 6 months | 11 | 29% | 41% | | 6 months to 1 year | 11 | 29% | 26% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 6 | 16% | 10% | | 5 years or more | 3 | 8% | 6% | ## General and Special Courts-Martial Compared General courts-martial tried 26 of the 39 cases (67%), and special courts-martial tried 13\. At general courts-martial, 80% of convictions included confinement, and the median was 1 year. At special courts-martial, 85% did, with a median of 6 months. The two levels have different limits. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and can impose a bad-conduct discharge but not a dishonorable discharge. ## Punitive Discharges and Dismissals Of 34 convicted enlisted members, 18 received a punitive discharge: 15 bad-conduct and 3 dishonorable. Across all Navy and Marine Corps Article 107 cases in 2013–2018, the share was 60%. The group also includes 4 convicted officers or warrant officers, and 1 was dismissed. A dismissal is the officer equivalent of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge or dismissal does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## A More Senior Group Among the accused, there were 19 NCOs and 16 junior enlisted members. Another 4 were officers. The group was more senior than the Navy and Marine Corps as a whole. The records do not describe the statements at issue or the duties the accused held when they made them. ## Cases by Year and the Rules in Force The cases were tried from March 2013 to November 2018: 6 in 2013, 5 in 2014, 5 in 2015, 11 in 2016, 4 in 2017, and 8 in 2018\. They were 13% of the 308 courts-martial at Norfolk, Virginia in those years. All were tried before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019\. That law set fixed panel sizes, created judge-alone special courts-martial capped at six months with no punitive discharge, and introduced written plea agreements. Cases with offenses from before 2019 kept the old rules. ## What the Records Do Not Show The records give trial dates, not offense dates. They do not describe the evidence, the plea terms, or any matter handled by nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often omit the plea and forum, so this post does not report who decided guilt. For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see [Article 107 on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com). Dates and sources for the law changes: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Courts-martial tried at Norfolk, Virginia in 2013–2018 that charged Article 107 (39 cases), compared with every Navy and Marine Corps case charging Article 107 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 - [Norfolk, Virginia: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-norfolk-virginia/) (hub) - [Article 107 (False Official Statements): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-107-courts-martial/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [Norfolk, Virginia, 2013–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 308 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/norfolk-virginia-courts-martial-2013-2018/) - [What Was Tried at Norfolk, Virginia, 2019–2023? 205 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/norfolk-virginia-courts-martial-2019-2023/) - [What Was Tried at Norfolk, Virginia, 2024–2026? 77 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/norfolk-virginia-courts-martial-2024-2026/) - [How Has Article 107 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-trend-2017-2025/) - [Article 107 Cases at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2019–2023: 22 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-lejeune-north-carolina-article-107-2019-2023/) - [Article 107 Cases at Yokosuka, Japan, 2013–2018: 18 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/yokosuka-japan-article-107-2013-2018/) - [False Official Statement Charges at Camp Pendleton, California, 2017–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-pendleton-california-article-107-2017-2018/) - [Article 107 explained on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?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.