Military Trial Results · Analysis
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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.
Every number is computed from the Military Trial Results data, built from the services' public court-martial records. Each post says how many cases it rests on, the years covered, and how we counted. Read how this data was built before citing it.
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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 Money Laundering Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025
181 people were sentenced in the District of New Jersey for money laundering in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 80% received a prison term, with a median of 33 months, lower than the 40 months across all 94 districts. The most common result against the guideline range was a sentence below it at the gover
Federal Tax Offense Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025
199 people were sentenced in the District of New Jersey for tax offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 60% received a prison term, with a median of 12 months, and 21% received probation only. Tax cases were less likely to end in prison here than in the district's cases overall, where the median pris
Federal Robbery Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025
209 people were sentenced in the District of New Jersey for robbery in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 207 of them (more than 99%) received a prison term, and the median prison term was 96 months (8 years). That is higher than the 90 months for robbery across all 94 districts.
Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025
401 people were sentenced in the District of New Jersey for immigration offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, which is 6% of the district's 6,441 sentenced people. 91% received a prison term, with a median of 11 months, compared with 7 months across all 94 districts. 397 of the 401 pleaded guilty.
Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025
In the District of New Jersey, 1,112 people were sentenced for firearms offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, which is 17% of the district's 6,441 sentenced people. The median prison term was 50 months, higher than the 42 months for firearms offenses across all 94 districts, and 31% had a criminal
Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025
1,242 people were sentenced in the District of New Jersey for fraud, theft, and embezzlement in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 71% received a prison term, with a median of 21 months, and 83% were ordered to pay restitution. Of the 1,242 people, 96% pleaded guilty.
Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025
Drug trafficking was the largest offense type in the District of New Jersey in fiscal years 2016 to 2025: 2,118 of the 6,441 people sentenced, or 33%. The median prison term for the 1,968 people sent to prison (93%) was 46 months, lower than the 60 months for the same offense type across all 94 dist
Federal Arson Sentences in the Southern District of New York, FY2016–2025
14 people were sentenced in the Southern District of New York under the Commission's offense type "Arson", and the sheet shows them in fiscal years 2016 to 2022. All 14 received a prison term, and the median was 15.2 months. For this offense type in all 94 federal districts, the median prison term w
Federal Environmental Offense Sentences in the Southern District of New York, FY2016–2025
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 14 people were sentenced in the Southern District of New York under the Commission's offense type "Environmental". 8 (57%) received probation only, and 6 (43%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 21 months, compared with 5 months for this offense type in
Federal Individual Rights Offense Sentences in the Southern District of New York, FY2016–2025
The sheet lists 18 people sentenced for the Commission's offense type "Individual Rights" in the Southern District of New York, in fiscal years 2017 to 2025. 16 of them (89%) received a prison term, and the median was 7.5 months. For this offense type in all 94 federal districts, the median prison t
Federal Other Offense Sentences in the Southern District of New York, FY2016–2025
All 28 people in the Commission's offense type "Other" who were sentenced in the Southern District of New York in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 pleaded guilty. 24 of them (86%) are listed with a prison term, and the median prison term was 0 months. 64% of the sentences were within the guideline range.
Federal Forgery, Counterfeiting, and Copyright Sentences in the Southern District of New York, FY2016–2025
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 32 people were sentenced in the Southern District of New York under the Commission's offense type "Forgery/Counter/Copyright". 25 (78%) received a prison term, with a median of 12 months. Only 9% of the sentences were within the guideline range, which is lower than for
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