Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Louisiana East
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court - Louisiana East
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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 38.7 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During the current fiscal year, Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman has sentenced 7 defendants compared with 5 defendants 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 38.8 months. This was 45.7% lower than the 71.5 months typical in Louisiana East and 49.8% lower than the 77.4 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman sentenced 45 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 25.6 months to 121.6 months, putting Judge Feldman's average prison sentence of 38.8 months at the lower end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Louisiana during that time was 71.5 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
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was White Collar Crime accounting for 35.6% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman over the past five years were: Other (24.4%), Narcotics/Drugs (20.0%), National Internal Security/Terrorism (6.7%), Official Corruption (6.7%), Withheld by Govt from TRAC (4.4%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Collar Crime | 35.6% | 36.0% | 20.7% | More |
| Other | 24.4% | 15.6% | 32.8% | More |
| Narcotics/Drugs | 20.0% | 28.4% | 23.1% | |
| National Internal Security/Terrorism | 6.7% | 3.5% | 1.2% | |
| Official Corruption | 6.7% | 6.4% | 2.5% | |
| Not specified | 4.4% | 1.6% | 10.4% | |
| Civil Rights | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.8% |
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 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles". It accounted for 11.1% 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 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes" (11.1%), "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (11.1%), "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (11.1%), "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (8.9%), "18 USC 1030 - Fraud and related activity - computers" (6.7%), "18 USC 1951 - Hobbs Act" (6.7%), "18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television" (4.4%), "18 USC 1347 - Health Care Fraud" (4.4%), "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" (4.4%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles | 11.1% | 12.6% | 3.8% | |
| 18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes | 11.1% | 9.5% | 11.0% | |
| 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors | 11.1% | 3.7% | 4.8% | |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 11.1% | 25.7% | 11.0% | |
| 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy | 8.9% | 1.9% | 11.0% | |
| 18 USC 1030 - Fraud and related activity - computers | 6.7% | 1.4% | 0.4% | |
| 18 USC 1951 - Hobbs Act | 6.7% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |
| 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television | 4.4% | 7.8% | 3.2% | |
| 18 USC 1347 - Health Care Fraud | 4.4% | 2.7% | 1.4% | |
| Not specified | 4.4% | 2.3% | 10.6% |
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 |
| 5 | 1 | 0.00 | 11/22/11 | Fraud-Health Care | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 78.00 | 10/05/11 | Civil Rights-Law Enforcement | Details |
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year