Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
In the Western District of Michigan, 78 people were sentenced for robbery in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 78 received a prison term. The median prison term was 79 months (6.6 years), compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts. After a guilty plea the median was 78 months, and afte
A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 68 of the 82 people (83%) sentenced for child pornography (images of child exploitation) offenses in the Western District of Michigan in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. All 82 received a prison term, and the median was 135 months (11.2 years). Across all 94 fede
The Western District of Michigan sentenced 141 people in the U.S. Sentencing Commission's "Sexual Abuse" offense type in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 141 (100%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 265 months (22.1 years), compared with 180 months across all 94 federal districts.
All 450 people sentenced for immigration offenses in the Western District of Michigan in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 pleaded guilty, and 89% of those pleas were straight pleas with no written agreement. The median prison term was 6 months, compared with 7 months across all 94 federal districts. 84% of
In the Western District of Michigan, 498 people were sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of them, 344 (69%) received a prison term and 122 (24%) received probation only. The median prison term was 24 months, compared with 20 months across all 94 federal district
The Western District of Michigan sentenced 524 people for firearms offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and the median prison term was 57 months (4.8 years). Across all 94 federal districts the median for firearms was 42 months. In this district, 64% of firearms sentences were within the guideline
In the Western District of Michigan, 920 people were sentenced for drug trafficking in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and the median prison term was 90 months (7.5 years). That is longer than the median of 60 months for drug trafficking across all 94 federal districts. Drug trafficking made up 30% of th
The Western District of Kentucky sentenced 10 people for prison offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2024. All 10 pleaded guilty, and 9 (90%) received a prison term with a median of 12 months. In all 94 districts together, the median for this offense type was 10 months.
The Western District of Kentucky sentenced 11 people for bribery or corruption offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2023. All 11 pleaded guilty. 4 (36%) received a prison term, with a median of 32.5 months, and 4 (36%) received probation only.
The Western District of Kentucky sentenced 14 people for individual rights offenses in fiscal years 2017 to 2025. 9 pleaded guilty (64%) and 5 were convicted after a trial, so trials were much more common than across all offenses in the district, where 97% pleaded guilty. The median prison term was
All 17 people sentenced for obscenity or other sex offenses in the Western District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 pleaded guilty and received a prison term. The median was 18 months, the same as for this offense type in all 94 districts. Most of these cases, 15, involved failure to regist
Of the 17 people sentenced for stalking or harassing offenses in the Western District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 15 (88%) received a prison term. The median was 30 months, higher than the 24 months for this offense type in all 94 districts. 12 of the 17 were sentenced within the guide
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