What Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Tried in 2014
Of the 19 courts-martial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2014, 11 included an assault charge under Article 128 (58%), compared with 40% across all Navy and Marine Corps cases in 2014. Article 120 (sexual assault) appeared in 42%, compared with 30%.
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Short answer: Of the 19 courts-martial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2014, 11 included an assault charge under Article 128 (58%), compared with 40% across all Navy and Marine Corps cases in 2014. Article 120 (sexual assault) appeared in 42%, compared with 30%. The median confinement, 5 months, was the same as across the Navy and Marine Corps.
Assault and Sexual Assault Charges
Every one of the 19 records lists the charges. Article 128 (assault) appeared in 11 cases and Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) in 8. Both were charged more often than across the Navy and Marine Corps.
Article 107 (false official statements) and Article 134 (general article) each appeared in 4 cases (21%), compared with 11% each across the Navy and Marine Corps. Article 80 (attempts) appeared in 3 cases (16%), compared with 7%. Article 121 (larceny) was less common here, at 5% compared with 13%. A case with several articles counts under each.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Navy and Marine Corps docket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 128 Assault | 11 | 58% | 40% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 8 | 42% | 30% |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 4 | 21% | 11% |
| Art. 134 General article | 4 | 21% | 11% |
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 3 | 16% | 16% |
| Art. 80 Attempts | 3 | 16% | 7% |
| Art. 86 AWOL | 2 | 11% | 11% |
| Art. 121 Larceny | 1 | 5% | 13% |
Contested Cases and Full Acquittals
Of the 19 accused, 12 pleaded guilty and 7 contested at least one charge. The contested share was 37%, compared with 33% across the Navy and Marine Corps.
Of the 7 contested cases that reached a verdict, 3 ended in a full acquittal, meaning not guilty of every charge.
Discharges
Among 15 convicted enlisted members, 10 received a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge (67%), compared with 59% across the Navy and Marine Corps. 3 of those were dishonorable discharges. 1 officer or warrant officer was convicted and was not dismissed.
A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Length of Confinement
Confinement was part of 88% of the 16 convictions. The median confinement was 5 months, the same as across the Navy and Marine Corps. A quarter of the confinement sentences were 9 months or longer. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and they cover every charge in the case.
Rank and Court Level
The accused included 10 NCOs (E-5 to E-9), 8 junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), and 1 officer or warrant officer. Across the Navy and Marine Corps, 49% of the accused were junior enlisted.
There were 8 general and 11 special courts-martial. The general share, 42%, was about the same as the 46% across the Navy and Marine Corps. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge.
Yokosuka and Mayport in the Same Year
Yokosuka, Japan tried 20 cases and Mayport, Florida tried 21. Yokosuka had the highest contested share, 50%, and Mayport the lowest, 25%. Mayport had 4 full acquittals in 5 contested cases that reached a verdict. Pearl Harbor had the longest median confinement of these installations, 5 months, and the highest punitive discharge rate, 67%.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | 19 | 37% | 3 of 7 | 5 months | 67% |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 20 | 50% | 3 of 10 | 3 months | 56% |
| Mayport, Florida | 21 | 25% | 4 of 5 | 4 months | 59% |
Rules and Record Limits
These trials came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019, so later changes such as fixed panel sizes and written plea agreements did not apply.
Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often omit the plea, and the counts here use only records that list it. The records do not describe the evidence or the plea terms, and they do not include nonjudicial punishment or administrative separations.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial tried at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii with a trial date in 2014 (19 cases).
Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in Military Trial Results, data updated October 24, 2026. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: how this data was built. Errors: content@bodiesburied.com.
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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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.