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 Firearms Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025
In the District of Maine, 249 people were sentenced for firearms offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of those, 219 (88%) received a prison term, with a median of 30 months, and 30 (12%) received probation only. The median prison term is lower than the 42 months for firearms cases across all 94 fe
Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025
Drug trafficking is the largest offense type in the District of Maine: 718 of the 1,628 people sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, or 44%. The median prison term was 48 months, lower than the 60 months across all 94 federal districts for the same offense type. Of the 718 people, 696 pleaded guil
Federal Kidnapping Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
12 people were sentenced for kidnapping in the Western District of Oklahoma in fiscal years 2019 to 2025. All 12 received a prison term, with a median of 120 months (10 years), compared with 155 months across all 94 federal districts.
Federal Murder Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
13 people were sentenced for murder offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma in fiscal years 2020 to 2025. All 13 received a prison term, with a median of 300 months (25 years), compared with 240 months across all 94 federal districts. 4 received a life sentence.
Federal Burglary and Trespass Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
All 15 people sentenced for burglary and trespass offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma from fiscal year 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 26 months (2.2 years), compared with 18 months across all 94 federal districts.
Federal Bribery and Corruption Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
All 15 people sentenced for bribery and corruption offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma pleaded guilty. 10 of them (67%) received a prison term, with a median of 14 months, compared with 18 months across all 94 federal districts. The records cover fiscal years 2016 to 2024.
Federal Tax Offense Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
17 people were sentenced for tax offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 7 of them (41%) received a prison term, with a median of 30 months, compared with 15.1 months across all 94 federal districts. All 17 were ordered to pay restitution.
Federal Extortion and Racketeering Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
Of 21 people sentenced for extortion and racketeering in the Western District of Oklahoma from fiscal year 2016 to 2021, 2 (10%) received a prison term and 10 (48%) received probation only. Across all 94 federal districts, 81% were sent to prison.
Federal Stalking and Harassment Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
26 people were sentenced for stalking and harassing offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 23 of them (88%) received a prison term, with a median of 46 months, compared with 24 months across all 94 federal districts.
Federal Prison Offense Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
All 28 people sentenced for prison offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma from fiscal year 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 15 months, compared with 10 months across all 94 federal districts.
Federal Environmental Offense Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
Most people sentenced for environmental offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma did not go to prison. Of 42 people, 32 (76%) received probation only and 10 (24%) received a prison term, with a median of 1.2 months. Across all 94 districts, 28% were sent to prison.
Federal Obscenity and Other Sex Offense Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
All 54 people sentenced for obscenity and other sex offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma from fiscal year 2016 to 2025 pleaded guilty. 51 of them (94%) received a prison term, and the median was 18 months, the same as across all 94 federal districts.
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