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

District Court - Louisiana East
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Program Area: White Collar Crime

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Latest Fiscal Year 0.0 - -
Previous Fiscal Year 23.0 - -
Past 5 Years 0.0 . -100%
Percent not reported where cases too few to provide
meaningful comparison.
Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Median 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 median prison sentence was 0.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Federal Bureau of Investigation falling under the broad category of "White Collar Crime". During the current fiscal year, Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman has sentenced one defendant compared with 4 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.

Over the last five years, the median prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Feldman was 0.0 months. This was . lower than the 0.0 months typical in Louisiana East and 100.0% lower than the 15.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman sentenced 16 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 Median 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. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 0.0 months to 17.0 months, putting Judge Feldman's median prison sentence of 0.0 months at the lowest end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Louisiana during that time was 0.0 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

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 31.3% 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 1030 - Fraud and related activity - computers" (18.8%), "18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television" (12.5%), "18 USC 1347 - Health Care Fraud" (12.5%), "18 USC 1951 - Hobbs Act" (12.5%), "18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud" (6.3%), "18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes" (6.3%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles 31.3% 30.3% 15.8%  
18 USC 1030 - Fraud and related activity - computers 18.8% 2.3% 1.6%  
18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television 12.5% 20.0% 14.2%  
18 USC 1347 - Health Care Fraud 12.5% 7.4% 6.6%  
18 USC 1951 - Hobbs Act 12.5% 2.3% 0.2%  
18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud 6.3% 7.4% 17.6%  
18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes 6.3% 4.0% 0.5%  

Table 2: 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 0.00 11/22/11 Fraud-Health Care Details

Table 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year