Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Louisiana East
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Program Area: Other
District Court - Louisiana East
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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 median prison sentence was 36.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Federal Bureau of Investigation falling under the broad category of "Other". During the current fiscal year, Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman has sentenced 5 defendants compared with no 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 37.0 months. This was 38.3% lower than the 60.0 months typical in Louisiana East and 38.3% lower than the 60.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman sentenced 11 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. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 12.0 months to 186.0 months, putting Judge Feldman's median prison sentence of 37.0 months at the lower end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Louisiana during that time was 60.0 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 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 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors". It accounted for 45.5% 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" (36.4%), "18 USC 875 - Interstate Communications" (9.1%), "18 USC 2261 - Interstate domestic violence" (9.1%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors | 45.5% | 23.7% | 14.6% | |
| 18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes | 36.4% | 51.3% | 32.0% | |
| 18 USC 875 - Interstate Communications | 9.1% | 1.3% | 0.7% | |
| 18 USC 2261 - Interstate domestic violence | 9.1% | 1.3% | 0.1% |
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 | 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 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year