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Analysis of real court-martial records: what gets charged, how cases end, what sentences look like, how experienced the lawyers of record were, and what changed when the law did.
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Federal Prosecution Analysis
How do federal prosecutions compare with courts-martial? These posts use the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of everyone sentenced in federal court and the Federal Judicial Center's records of every federal defendant whose case ended, including dismissals and acquittals, for fiscal years 2016 to 2025. They cover sentences, guilty pleas, trials and acquittals, mandatory minimums, and supervised release, offense by offense. Where a federal crime has a close counterpart in the UCMJ, the post sets the two side by side. Where it doesn't, the post reports the federal numbers on their own. For how military law has moved toward the federal system, start with Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System.
Latest Analysis
Federal Kidnapping Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
In the Eastern District of Missouri, 17 people were sentenced for kidnapping in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and 16 (94%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 161.5 months (13.5 years), compared with 155 months for kidnapping in all 94 federal districts. Sentences below the guideline ran
Federal Arson Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 10 of the 20 people (50%) sentenced for arson in the Eastern District of Missouri in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The records list 19 of them as receiving a prison term, with a median of 60 months (5 years), the same as for arson in all 94 federal districts.
Federal Individual Rights Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
Of the 22 people sentenced for individual rights offenses in the Eastern District of Missouri in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 18 (82%) pleaded guilty and 4 were convicted after a trial. The median prison term was 24 months among the 13 sent to prison. For this offense type in all 94 federal districts,
Federal Stalking and Harassment Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
All 22 people sentenced for stalking and harassing offenses in the Eastern District of Missouri, fiscal years 2016 to 2025, received a prison term and pleaded guilty. The median prison term was 25.5 months (2.1 years), compared with 24 months for this offense type in all 94 federal districts. Most s
Federal Bribery and Corruption Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
In the Eastern District of Missouri, 22 people were sentenced for bribery and corruption offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Only 12 of them (55%) received a prison term, and 10 (45%) received probation only. Sentences below the guideline range at the government's request were the most common res
Federal Assault Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
The Eastern District of Missouri sentenced 29 people for assault offenses in the period covered by the offense-type figures, fiscal years 2018 to 2025. Of those, 27 (93%) received a prison term, with a median of 78 months (6.5 years). For all 94 federal districts, the median prison term for assault
Federal Administration of Justice Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
In the Eastern District of Missouri, 46 people were sentenced for administration of justice offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of those, 31 (67%) received a prison term, with a median of 15 months, and 12 (26%) received probation only. For all 94 districts, the median prison term for this offens
Federal Forgery, Counterfeiting, and Copyright Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
All 46 people sentenced in the Eastern District of Missouri under the Commission's "Forgery/Counter/Copyright" offense type pleaded guilty, and 37 of them (80%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 12 months, compared with 17.6 months for this offense type in all 94 federal districts.
Federal Obscenity and Other Sex Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
In the Eastern District of Missouri, 55 people were sentenced for the U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type "Obscenity/Other Sex Offenses" in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 12.8 months among the 49 who were sent to prison, compared with 18 months for this offense type in a
Federal Tax Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
Restitution was ordered for 54 of the 57 people (95%) sentenced for tax offenses in the Eastern District of Missouri in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 28 (49%) received probation only, and 23 (40%) received a prison term with a median of 24 months. For all 94 federal districts, 66% were sent to prison.
Federal Other Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
58 people were sentenced in the Eastern District of Missouri for offenses in the U.S. Sentencing Commission's "Other" category, with sentences in fiscal years 2016 to 2024. 35 (60%) received a prison term, with a median of 30 months. 22 (38%) received probation only.
Federal Extortion and Racketeering Sentences in the Eastern District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
35 of the 62 people (56%) sentenced for extortion and racketeering offenses in the Eastern District of Missouri in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received probation only. 27 (44%) received a prison term, with a median of 15 months. For all 94 federal districts, 81% were sent to prison and the median was
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