Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
The Western District of Kentucky sentenced 18 people for murder offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 360 months, or 30 years, higher than the 240 months for this offense type in all 94 districts together. 3 people received a life sentence.
The U.S. Sentencing Commission lists 18 people sentenced in the Western District of Kentucky for forgery, counterfeiting, and copyright offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of those, 15 (83%) received a prison term, and the median was 24 months. In all 94 districts together, the median for this of
The Western District of Kentucky sentenced 19 people for tax offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of those, 15 (79%) received a prison term, with a median of 12 months. In all 94 districts together, the median for this offense type was 15.1 months, and 66% of people were sent to prison.
The Western District of Kentucky sentenced 30 people for assault offenses between fiscal years 2016 and 2025. 15 (50%) received a prison term and 14 (47%) received probation only. The median prison term was 37 months, lower than the 42 months for this offense type in all 94 districts together.
All 66 people sentenced for robbery in the Western District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 90.5 months, about the same as the 90 months for this offense type in all 94 districts. Of the 66, 54 were sentenced in fiscal years 2020 to 2025.
Of the 70 people sentenced for drug possession in the Western District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 61 (87%) received probation only and 9 (13%) received a prison term. In all 94 districts together, 68% of people in this offense type were sent to prison. All 70 people pleaded guilty.
Of the 76 people sentenced for money laundering in the Western District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 63 (83%) received a prison term, with a median of 61 months. That median is higher than the 40 months for this offense type in all 94 districts. Only 17% of sentences were within the gui
Most of the 89 people sentenced under the Commission's offense type "Other" in the Western District of Kentucky, fiscal years 2016 to 2025, received probation only: 72 (81%). Only 15 (17%) received a prison term, and the median among them was 0.1 months. A fine was ordered for 71 people (80%).
In the Western District of Kentucky, 90 people were sentenced for administration of justice offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 43 (48%) received a prison term and 43 (48%) received probation only. The median prison term was 12 months, the same as for this offense type in all 94 districts togethe
All 94 people sentenced for child pornography (images of child exploitation) offenses in the Western District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 108 months, or 9 years, which is higher than the 90 months for this offense type in all 94 districts together.
All 113 people sentenced for sexual abuse offenses in the Western District of Kentucky in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 180 months, or 15 years, the same as the median for this offense type in all 94 districts. Of the 113, 3 received a life sentence.
The Western District of Kentucky sentenced 222 people for immigration offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 4.4 months, lower than the 7 months for this offense type in all 94 districts together. Sentences were within the guideline range for 57%, compared with 37% across
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