Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Louisiana East
Program Area: Other
District Court - Louisiana East
Program Area: Other
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the average prison sentence was 38.6 months, when looking only at cases falling under the broad category of "Other". During the current fiscal year, Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman has sentenced 5 defendants compared with one defendant during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Over the last five years, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Feldman was 94.8 months. This was 59.9% higher than the 59.3 months typical in Louisiana East and 32.4% higher than the 71.6 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman sentenced 26 defendants during the past five years.
(CAUTION: The kinds of cases handled by individual judges influences statistical information about their sentences. It therefore is important to consider the breakdown of cases that each has handled, available below, when making judge-by-judge comparisons.)
Figure 1 compares Judge Feldman's numbers to those for judges in this district and in the United States as a whole for cases of this type over the last five years.
During the last five years there were 10 other judges in the Eastern District of Louisiana with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 30.0 months to 70.5 months, putting Judge Feldman's average prison sentence of 94.8 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Louisiana during that time was 59.3 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1934 in St. Louis, MO
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 12, 1983, to a seat vacated by Jack M. Gordon; Confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1983, and received commission on October 5, 1983.
Education:
Tulane University, B.A., 1955
Tulane Law School, J.D., 1957
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Reserve captain, JAG Corps, 1957-1963
Law clerk, Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1957-1959
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1959-1983
Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 42.3% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman over the past five years were: Postal Service (38.5%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (7.7%), Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (7.7%), Homeland Security - Other (3.8%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 42.3% | 39.6% | 44.1% | More |
| Postal Service | 38.5% | 21.4% | 9.3% | More |
| Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 7.7% | 10.9% | 9.3% | |
| Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) | 7.7% | 9.4% | 3.5% | |
| Homeland Security - Other | 3.8% | 1.6% | 0.7% |
Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Lead Charges in Cases Handled
The lead charge with the most cases disposed of by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman for the past five years was "18 USC 1708 - Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally". It accounted for 30.8% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman over the past five years were: "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (26.9%), "18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes" (15.4%), "18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records" (3.8%), "18 USC 875 - Interstate Communications" (3.8%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (3.8%), "18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles" (3.8%), "18 USC 1512 - Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant" (3.8%), "18 USC 2115 - Robbery - Post office" (3.8%), "18 USC 2261 - Interstate domestic violence" (3.8%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 USC 1708 - Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally | 30.8% | 8.3% | 2.7% | |
| 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors | 26.9% | 19.8% | 15.3% | |
| 18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes | 15.4% | 20.3% | 14.5% | |
| 18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records | 3.8% | 7.3% | 3.8% | |
| 18 USC 875 - Interstate Communications | 3.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | |
| 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts | 3.8% | 4.2% | 0.9% | |
| 18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles | 3.8% | 3.1% | 1.1% | |
| 18 USC 1512 - Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant | 3.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | |
| 18 USC 2115 - Robbery - Post office | 3.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% | |
| 18 USC 2261 - Interstate domestic violence | 3.8% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 85.00 | 09/05/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 72.00 | 04/18/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 04/18/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 36.00 | 02/08/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 0.00 | 12/21/11 | Violence-Domestic | Details |
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year