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 Kidnapping Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
All 30 people sentenced for kidnapping in the Eastern District of Kentucky, fiscal years 2017 to 2024, received a prison term, and 3 received a life sentence. The median was 171.5 months (14.3 years), compared with 155 months in all 94 federal districts.
Federal Assault Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
31 people were sentenced for assault in the Eastern District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2018 to 2025. 30 received a prison term, and the median was 77.5 months (6.5 years), compared with 42 months for assault in all 94 federal districts.
Federal Administration of Justice Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
32 people were sentenced for administration of justice offenses in the Eastern District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 24 of them (75%) received a prison term, with a median of 14 months. 44% were sentenced below the guideline range at the government's request.
Federal Individual Rights Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
33 people were sentenced in the Commission's "Individual Rights" offense type in the Eastern District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 9 were convicted after a trial, and 73% pleaded guilty, compared with 80% in all 94 federal districts. The median prison term was 40 months.
Federal Prison Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
44 people were sentenced in the Commission's "Prison Offenses" type in the Eastern District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 42 of them (95%) received a prison term, with a median of 18 months, compared with 10 months in all 94 federal districts.
Federal Robbery Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
46 people were sentenced for robbery in the Eastern District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. All 46 pleaded guilty and all received a prison term, with a median of 109 months, compared with 90 months for robbery in all 94 federal districts.
Federal Child Pornography Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
111 people were sentenced for child pornography (images of child exploitation) offenses in the Eastern District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 111 received a prison term. The median was 144 months (12 years), compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts.
Federal Sexual Abuse Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
All 160 people sentenced in the sexual abuse offense type in the Eastern District of Kentucky, fiscal years 2016 to 2025, received a prison term. The median was 296 months (24.7 years), compared with 180 months in all 94 federal districts. 93% had a mandatory minimum.
Federal Money Laundering Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
176 people were sentenced for money laundering in the Eastern District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Their median prison term was 72 months, compared with 40 months for the same offense type in all 94 federal districts. 43% of sentences were within the guideline range, against 25% nation
Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
331 people were sentenced for immigration offenses in the Eastern District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 6 months, close to the 7 months for immigration offenses in all 94 federal districts. 92% of sentences were within the guideline range.
Federal Firearms Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
437 people were sentenced for firearms offenses in the Eastern District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and 99% received a prison term. The median prison term was 60 months, higher than the 42 months for firearms offenses in all 94 federal districts. 70% of sentences were within the guidel
Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Eastern District of Kentucky, FY2016–2025
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 443 people were sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in the Eastern District of Kentucky. 79% received a prison term, with a median of 19 months, and 12% received probation only. Restitution was ordered for 86%.
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