The latest court-martial results for the Navy are for November 2016. They
can be found here:
http://www.jag.navy.mil/news/ROT.htm
Even though every case is unique, once again the numbers seem to support
choosing a jury over a guilty plea or judge.
The Navy held 21 courts-martial in November 2016. This blog has previously
reported that the Navy dealt out about 75% of their cases in October.
In November, there were 14 guilty pleas (66%). The number of deals is
still high in our view.
Looking at contested cases, there were seven. Four cases were heard by
a jury. Three cases were sexual assaults. Only the officer was found guilty
by the jury. The other two cases were full acquittals (66%). Even though
the sample size is small - 66% acquittal rate seems about right service-wide.
The guilty plea cases all had pretrial agreements. Negotiated pleas usually
have reasonable terms. We're not going to analyze those cases.
In the Naval District for Washington, an officer was found guilty by a
jury of sexual assault and sentenced to 30 months and a dismissal.
In Norfolk, an E-2 was found not guilty by a jury of sexual assault.
In Norfolk, a petty officer had a mixed verdict from a jury for indecent
acts. He received a reprimand, reduction in rank, 1-year confinement,
and no discharge.
In Norfolk, a Sailor was found not guilty of adultery by a judge.
In Pensacola, an E-3 was found not guilty by a jury of sexual assault.
In Mayport, a petty officer was found guilty by a judge of attempted indecent
recording. He received 60 days confinement and a bad conduct discharge.
In Yokuska, a military judge found a Sailor not guilty of assault consummated
by battery.
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Categories:
- Military Sexual Assault Cases
- Navy Courts Martial