Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
Federal administration of justice offenses in the Middle District of Alabama led to a prison term for 10 of 19 people (53%) in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, while 8 (42%) received probation only. The median prison term was 21 months. Across all 94 districts, 72% were sent to prison, and the median was
Most federal tax sentences in the Middle District of Alabama were below the guideline range. Of 21 people sentenced in fiscal years 2017 to 2025, 13 (62%) received a sentence below the range without a government request, and 6 (29%) were sentenced within it. The median prison term was 30 months for
In the Middle District of Alabama, 22 people were sentenced for federal assault offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 114 months (9.5 years) for the 20 people sent to prison. That is higher than the district's median of 46 months for all offenses and the 42 months for ass
23 people were sentenced for forgery, counterfeiting, or copyright offenses in the Middle District of Alabama in fiscal years 2016 to 2024. 18 (78%) received a prison term, and the median was 11 months. For all 94 districts, the median was 17.6 months.
28 people were sentenced for child pornography (images of child exploitation) offenses in the Middle District of Alabama in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 28 received a prison term. The median was 96.5 months, or 8 years. For all 94 districts, the median was 90 months.
31 people were sentenced for money laundering in the Middle District of Alabama in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 27 (87%) received a prison term, and the median was 92 months, or 7.7 years. Only 19% of sentences were within the guideline range, and 45% were below it at the government's request.
All 33 people sentenced for sexual abuse offenses in the Middle District of Alabama in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 240 months, or 20 years, compared with 180 months for all 94 districts. A mandatory minimum applied to 28 of the 33 (85%).
36 people were sentenced in the "Prison Offenses" category in the Middle District of Alabama in fiscal years 2016 to 2023. 34 (94%) received a prison term, and the median was 2 months. 33 of the 36 were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2019.
All 50 people in the "Obscenity/Other Sex Offenses" category in the Middle District of Alabama in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 had §2A3.5 (Failure to Register as a Sex Offender) as the primary guideline. 47 (94%) received a prison term, with a median of 15 months. That is lower than the 18 months for a
54 people were sentenced in the "Other" offense type in the Middle District of Alabama in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 44 (81%) received probation only, and 7 (13%) received a prison term. The median prison term for those 7 people was 2 months.
60 people were sentenced for robbery in the Middle District of Alabama in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 59 (98%) received a prison term, and the median was 114 months, or 9.5 years. That is higher than the 90 months for all 94 districts, and 9 people were convicted after a trial.
All 157 people sentenced for immigration offenses in the Middle District of Alabama in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term, and the median was 3.3 months. That is lower than the 7 months for all 94 federal districts. 86% of sentences were within the guideline range.
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