Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Louisiana East
Referring Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration

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To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 80.0 - -
Previous Fiscal Year 154.6 - -
Past 5 Years 135.0 34.7% 72.8%
Percent not reported where cases too few to provide
meaningful comparison.
Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Average Prison Sentence Comparison

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 80.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration. During the current fiscal year, Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman has sentenced one defendant compared with 9 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 135.0 months. This was 34.7% higher than the 100.2 months typical in Louisiana East and 72.8% higher than the 78.1 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.)

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Figure 1: Five Year Comparison of Average Prison Sentence
in Months

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 80.9 months to 119.8 months, putting Judge Feldman's average prison sentence of 135.0 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Louisiana during that time was 100.2 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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 Narcotics/Drugs accounting for 96.2% 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: Weapons (3.8%).

Program Area Judge District US  
Narcotics/Drugs 96.2% 89.8% 84.3% More
Weapons 3.8% 2.0% 1.2%  

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 "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A". It accounted for 80.8% 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: "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (15.4%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (3.8%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 80.8% 70.9% 44.7% More
21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 15.4% 16.6% 36.4%  
18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 3.8% 1.8% 0.8%  

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 80.00 01/11/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details

Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year