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District of Nebraska-Conflict/Exclusion List Report https://ned-ecf.sso.dcn/cgi-bin/RecusalListRpt.pl?166242788887772-L_... Run Date: 11/9/2021 Judge Conflict/Exclusion List Report Judge: John M. Gerrard Last Updated: 07/21/2020 U.S. District Court - - District of Nebraska Name of Conflict City of Lincoln ( ) Lincoln, City of ( ) Dates Entry Date: 07/23/2014 End Date: Last Updated: 07/23/2014 by: KMG Entry Date: 07/23/2014 End Date: Last Updated: 07/23/2014 by: KMG Selection Criteria Conflict List Active Entries 1 of 1 11/9/2021, 3:15 PM

=== 2008-2012 ===

United States Sentencing Commission Statistical Information Packet Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 Judge John M. Gerrard TABLE OF CONTENTS Figure A Offenders in Each Primary Offense Category Table 1 Distribution of Guideline Offenders in Each Primary Offense Category Table 2 Guilty Pleas and Trials in Each Circuit and District Table 3 Guilty Pleas and Trials in Each Primary Offense Category Table 4 Type of Sentence Imposed by Primary Offense Category (National) Table 5 Type of Sentence Imposed by Primary Offense Category (Judge) Table 6 Incarceration Rate of U.S. Citizen Defendants Eligible for Non-Prison Sentences by Primary Offense Category Table 7 Length of Imprisonment by Primary Offense Category Table 8 Comparison of Sentence Imposed and Position Relative to the Guideline Range Table 9 Sentences Relative to the Guideline Range by Circuit and District Table 10 Sentences Relative to the Guideline Range by Selected Primary Offense Category 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 Figure A OFFENDERS IN EACH PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY1 Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 National Other 9.7% Drug Type Drugs 30.2% Powder Cocaine: (n=29,361); 23.9% Crack Cocaine: (n=23,432); 19.1% Heroin: (n=8,584); 7.0% Marijuana: (n=32,525); 26.5% Methamphetamine: (n=21,915); 17.9% Other: (n=6,928); 5.6% Fraud 9.9% Larceny 1.9% Firearms 9.9% Child Pornography 2.2% Judge John M. Gerrard Other 12.1% Drug Type Crack Cocaine: (n=3); 27.3% Drugs 33.3% Methamphetamine: (n=8); 72.7% Immigration 32.5% Non-Fraud White Collar 3.7% Immigration 24.2% Fraud 15.2% Larceny 3.0% Firearms 3.0% Child Pornography 9.1% 1 Of the 412,170 guideline cases, 50 were excluded due to missing primary offense category. Of the 127,798 drug cases, 5,053 were excluded from the drug type analysis due to one of the following reasons: cases sentenced under §2D1.11 involving a listed chemical (991) and cases missing drug type (4,062). Of the 33 guideline cases sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard, no cases were excluded. 2 The Non-Fraud White Collar category includes the following offense types: embezzlement, forgery/counterfeiting, bribery, money laundering, and tax. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 1 Table 1 DISTRIBUTION OF GUIDELINE OFFENDERS IN EACH PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL Murder Manslaughter Kidnapping/Hostage Taking Sexual Abuse Assault Robbery Arson Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Communication Facility Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Burglary/B&E Auto Theft Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Bribery Tax Money Laundering Racketeering/Extortion Gambling/Lottery Civil Rights Immigration Child Pornography Prison Offenses Administration of Justice Offenses Environmental/Wildlife National Defense Antitrust Food & Drug Other Miscellaneous Offenses National % 100.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.2 0.1 29.3 0.5 1.1 9.8 0.1 0.1 1.9 9.7 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 32.1 2.2 0.5 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 3.2 N 412,120 367 292 254 2,171 3,361 4,953 298 120,928 2,217 4,653 40,442 211 374 7,821 40,123 2,118 4,602 1,064 3,171 4,177 3,693 390 306 132,125 9,053 2,088 5,720 1,028 393 91 355 13,281 Judge John M. Gerrard % N 100.0 33 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 33.3 11 0.0 0 0.0 0 3.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 3.0 1 15.2 5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 24.2 8 9.1 3 0.0 0 9.1 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 3.0 1 Of the 412,170 guideline cases, 50 cases were excluded due to missing information on primary offense category. Of the 33 guideline cases sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard, no cases were excluded due to missing information on primary offense category. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 2 Table 2 GUILTY PLEAS AND TRIALS IN EACH CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 CIRCUIT District TOTAL D.C. CIRCUIT District of Columbia FIRST CIRCUIT Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Puerto Rico Rhode Island SECOND CIRCUIT Connecticut New York Eastern Northern Southern Western Vermont THIRD CIRCUIT Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania Eastern Middle Western Virgin Islands FOURTH CIRCUIT Maryland North Carolina Eastern Middle Western South Carolina Virginia Eastern Western West Virginia Northern Southern TOTAL 412,107 N 398,388 % 96.7 PLEA TRIAL N 13,719 % 3.3 127 127 499 65 194 37 169 34 979 88 298 97 410 69 17 979 41 173 461 118 98 88 1,687 277 138 91 166 191 620 104 57 43 6.7 6.7 4.8 6.6 7.7 3.6 3.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.2 3.5 5.3 2.0 1.8 6.5 6.3 4.0 10.6 4.2 3.9 24.6 4.9 6.4 3.6 4.0 5.9 3.4 6.1 5.1 3.2 3.0 1,901 1,901 10,309 990 2,532 1,021 4,978 788 22,833 2,042 5,750 2,800 7,805 3,507 929 15,034 650 4,369 4,366 2,782 2,509 358 34,239 4,337 3,786 2,288 2,825 5,575 10,179 2,030 1,804 1,415 93.3 93.3 95.2 93.4 92.3 96.4 96.6 95.7 95.7 95.7 94.8 96.5 94.7 98.0 98.2 93.5 93.7 96.0 89.4 95.8 96.1 75.4 95.1 93.6 96.4 96.0 94.1 96.6 93.9 94.9 96.8 97.0 1,774 1,774 9,810 925 2,338 984 4,809 754 21,854 1,954 5,452 2,703 7,395 3,438 912 14,055 609 4,196 3,905 2,664 2,411 270 32,552 4,060 3,648 2,197 2,659 5,384 9,559 1,926 1,747 1,372 3 CIRCUIT District FIFTH CIRCUIT Louisiana Eastern Middle Western Mississippi Northern Southern Texas Eastern Northern Southern Western SIXTH CIRCUIT Kentucky Eastern Western Michigan Eastern Western Ohio Northern Southern Tennessee Eastern Middle Western SEVENTH CIRCUIT Illinois Central Northern Southern Indiana Northern Southern Wisconsin Eastern Western EIGHTH CIRCUIT Arkansas Eastern Western Iowa Northern Southern Minnesota Missouri Eastern Western Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota TOTAL 97,019 N 95,280 % 98.2 PLEA TRIAL N 1,739 % 1.8 96.6 94.4 92.1 93.8 95.6 97.1 95.4 98.6 98.9 96.0 95.9 96.2 95.0 95.8 96.6 97.5 95.3 96.2 96.0 94.4 95.3 91.7 95.4 94.7 95.1 96.9 95.4 96.1 95.6 98.2 96.2 93.8 94.8 97.5 95.8 97.1 96.0 95.5 2,042 952 1,828 851 1,741 4,723 4,946 37,512 42,424 27,511 3,130 2,276 3,938 2,450 3,785 3,302 3,867 1,616 3,147 1,972 899 1,683 798 1,665 4,587 4,720 36,998 41,958 26,414 3,003 2,189 3,741 2,348 3,656 3,219 3,684 1,554 3,020 15,283 14,426 1,894 4,502 1,702 2,232 1,581 2,433 939 1,805 4,128 1,623 2,113 1,503 2,358 896 25,478 24,493 1,964 1,368 2,193 2,230 2,609 4,723 3,711 3,060 1,356 2,264 1,877 1,343 2,110 2,092 2,473 4,606 3,556 2,972 1,302 2,162 4 70 53 145 53 76 136 226 514 466 1,097 127 87 197 102 129 83 183 62 127 857 89 374 79 119 78 75 43 985 87 25 83 138 136 117 155 88 54 102 3.4 5.6 7.9 6.2 4.4 2.9 4.6 1.4 1.1 4.0 4.1 3.8 5.0 4.2 3.4 2.5 4.7 3.8 4.0 5.6 4.7 8.3 4.6 5.3 4.9 3.1 4.6 3.9 4.4 1.8 3.8 6.2 5.2 2.5 4.2 2.9 4.0 4.5 PLEA N 91,659 814 33,401 % 97.8 93.0 99.0 TRIAL N 2,061 61 325 % 2.2 7.0 1.0 CIRCUIT District NINTH CIRCUIT Alaska Arizona California Central Eastern Northern Southern Guam Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada Northern Mariana Islands Oregon Washington Eastern Western TENTH CIRCUIT Colorado Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma Eastern Northern Western Utah Wyoming ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Alabama Middle Northern Southern Florida Middle Northern Southern Georgia Middle Northern Southern TOTAL 93,720 875 33,726 9,605 5,012 4,074 23,390 301 1,196 1,537 1,905 2,731 97 3,233 1,847 4,191 32,776 2,777 3,569 16,259 496 987 2,503 4,366 1,819 9,262 4,871 3,957 23,016 282 1,139 1,477 1,748 2,617 82 3,165 1,788 4,040 32,064 2,692 3,413 16,166 471 924 2,387 4,257 1,754 36,004 34,007 1,189 2,335 2,184 8,215 1,885 11,358 2,186 3,588 3,064 1,094 2,218 2,077 7,737 1,691 10,741 2,128 3,330 2,991 96.4 97.2 97.1 98.4 93.7 95.2 96.1 91.8 95.8 84.5 97.9 96.8 96.4 97.8 96.9 95.6 99.4 95.0 93.6 95.4 97.5 96.4 94.5 92.0 95.0 95.1 94.2 89.7 94.6 97.3 92.8 97.6 343 141 117 374 19 57 60 157 114 15 68 59 151 712 85 156 93 25 63 116 109 65 1,997 95 117 107 478 194 617 58 258 73 3.6 2.8 2.9 1.6 6.3 4.8 3.9 8.2 4.2 15.5 2.1 3.2 3.6 2.2 3.1 4.4 0.6 5.0 6.4 4.6 2.5 3.6 5.5 8.0 5.0 4.9 5.8 10.3 5.4 2.7 7.2 2.4 Of the 412,170 guideline cases, 63 cases were excluded due to missing information on mode of conviction. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 5 Table 3 GUILTY PLEAS AND TRIALS IN EACH PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL N % N % N % N % National PLEA TRIAL Judge John M. Gerrard PLEA TRIAL TOTAL Murder Manslaughter Kidnapping/Hostage Taking Sexual Abuse Assault Robbery Arson 412,106 398,387 367 292 254 2,171 3,361 4,953 298 271 274 213 1,900 3,050 4,776 269 Drugs - Trafficking 120,928 116,605 Drugs - Communication Facility Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Burglary/B&E Auto Theft Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Bribery Tax Money Laundering Racketeering/Extortion Gambling/Lottery Civil Rights Immigration Child Pornography Prison Offenses Administration of Justice Offenses Environmental/Wildlife National Defense Antitrust Food & Drug 2,217 4,650 2,211 4,569 40,442 37,727 211 374 7,820 40,122 2,118 4,602 1,064 3,171 4,177 3,693 390 306 204 357 7,632 38,028 2,061 4,534 999 2,884 3,927 3,387 376 258 132,124 131,267 9,053 2,088 5,720 1,028 393 91 355 8,689 2,052 5,436 971 366 87 344 Other Miscellaneous Offenses 13,273 12,663 96.7 73.8 93.8 83.9 87.5 90.7 96.4 90.3 96.4 99.7 98.3 93.3 96.7 95.5 97.6 94.8 97.3 98.5 93.9 90.9 94.0 91.7 96.4 84.3 99.4 96.0 98.3 95.0 94.5 93.1 95.6 96.9 95.4 13,719 96 18 41 271 311 177 29 4,323 6 81 2,715 7 17 188 2,094 57 68 65 287 250 306 14 48 857 364 36 284 57 27 4 11 610 3.3 26.2 6.2 16.1 12.5 9.3 3.6 9.7 3.6 0.3 1.7 6.7 3.3 4.5 2.4 5.2 2.7 1.5 6.1 9.1 6.0 8.3 3.6 15.7 0.6 4.0 1.7 5.0 5.5 6.9 4.4 3.1 4.6 33 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11 100.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 -- -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0 100.0 -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 0.0 Of the 412,170 guideline cases, 64 cases were excluded due to one or both of the following reasons: missing primary offense category (50) or missing information on mode of conviction (63). Of the 33 guideline cases sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard, no cases were excluded due to missing information on mode of conviction. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 6 TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED BY PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 Table 4 National Prison Prison/Community Split Sentence Probation and Confinement Probation Only PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL Murder Manslaughter Kidnapping/Hostage Taking Sexual Abuse Assault Robbery Arson Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Communication Facility Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Burglary/B&E Auto Theft Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Bribery Tax Money Laundering Racketeering/Extortion Gambling/Lottery Civil Rights Immigration Child Pornography Prison Offenses Administration of Justice Offenses Environmental/Wildlife National Defense Antitrust Food & Drug Other Miscellaneous Offenses TOTAL 408,210 367 292 253 2,168 3,319 4,945 297 120,874 2,216 4,413 40,383 211 373 7,291 39,952 2,073 4,593 1,060 3,157 4,168 3,687 390 302 132,061 9,047 2,086 5,637 911 390 86 324 10,884 N 355,116 359 269 252 2,041 2,669 4,670 278 113,481 1,719 2,928 37,120 173 290 2,723 28,140 783 3,067 711 1,645 3,072 3,305 112 186 125,817 8,763 1,901 3,682 193 328 58 86 4,295 % 87.0 97.8 92.1 99.6 94.1 80.4 94.4 93.6 93.9 77.6 66.3 91.9 82.0 77.7 37.3 70.4 37.8 66.8 67.1 52.1 73.7 89.6 28.7 61.6 95.3 96.9 91.1 65.3 21.2 84.1 67.4 26.5 39.5 N 10,943 6 14 1 73 171 133 10 3,119 65 23 1,014 13 16 345 2,484 230 288 80 309 199 110 27 18 1,225 151 73 303 42 21 9 17 354 % 2.7 1.6 4.8 0.4 3.4 5.2 2.7 3.4 2.6 2.9 0.5 2.5 6.2 4.3 4.7 6.2 11.1 6.3 7.5 9.8 4.8 3.0 6.9 6.0 0.9 1.7 3.5 5.4 4.6 5.4 10.5 5.2 3.3 N 12,586 1 4 0 25 122 58 3 1,822 168 94 959 19 30 1,085 3,355 286 526 127 579 319 102 116 36 865 68 43 466 110 16 10 36 1,136 % 3.1 0.3 1.4 0.0 1.2 3.7 1.2 1.0 1.5 7.6 2.1 2.4 9.0 8.0 14.9 8.4 13.8 11.5 12.0 18.3 7.7 2.8 29.7 11.9 0.7 0.8 2.1 8.3 12.1 4.1 11.6 11.1 10.4 N 29,565 1 5 0 29 357 84 6 2,452 264 1,368 1,290 6 37 3,138 5,973 774 712 142 624 578 170 135 62 4,154 65 69 1,186 566 25 9 185 5,099 % 7.2 0.3 1.7 0.0 1.3 10.8 1.7 2.0 2.0 11.9 31.0 3.2 2.8 9.9 43.0 15.0 37.3 15.5 13.4 19.8 13.9 4.6 34.6 20.5 3.1 0.7 3.3 21.0 62.1 6.4 10.5 57.1 46.8 Of the 412,170 guideline cases, 3,960 cases were excluded due to one or more of the following reasons: missing sentencing information (155), missing primary offense category (50), or cases in which the defendant received no imprisonment or probation (3,804). SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 7 TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED BY PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 Table 5 Judge John M. Gerrard Prison Prison/Community Split Sentence Probation and Confinement Probation Only PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL Murder Manslaughter Kidnapping/Hostage Taking Sexual Abuse Assault Robbery Arson Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Communication Facility Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Burglary/B&E Auto Theft Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Bribery Tax Money Laundering Racketeering/Extortion Gambling/Lottery Civil Rights Immigration Child Pornography Prison Offenses Administration of Justice Offenses Environmental/Wildlife National Defense Antitrust Food & Drug Other Miscellaneous Offenses TOTAL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 N 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 % 93.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- 100.0 -- -- 0.0 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0 100.0 -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- 0.0 Of the 33 guideline cases sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard, no cases were excluded. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. % 3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 100.0 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 0.0 N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 0.0 N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 % 3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 100.0 Table 6 INCARCERATION RATE OF U.S. CITIZEN DEFENDANTS ELIGIBLE FOR NON-PRISON SENTENCES BY PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL Fraud Larceny Immigration Embezzlement Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Forgery/Counterfeiting Other Miscellaneous Offenses TOTAL 25,999 6,602 3,596 1,896 1,017 2,020 1,381 1,094 1,312 7,081 National Judge John M. Gerrard Prison Sentence N % Non-Prison Sentence N % Prison Sentence N % Non-Prison Sentence N % 8,048 2,034 720 908 201 767 562 439 498 1,919 31.0 30.8 20.0 47.9 19.8 38.0 40.7 40.1 38.0 27.1 17,951 4,568 2,876 988 816 1,253 819 655 814 5,162 69.0 69.2 80.0 52.1 80.2 62.0 59.3 59.9 62.0 72.9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Of the 412,170 guideline cases, a U.S. Citizen was the defendant in 217,036 cases. Of these, 191,037 cases were excluded due to one or more of the following reasons: defendant ineligible for non-prison sentence (191,037), or missing sentencing information (66). Of the 33 guideline cases sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard, 21 were U.S. Citizens. Of these, 20 cases were excluded due to the defendant being ineligible for non-prison sentence. This table was limited to U.S. Citizens beginning in Fiscal Year 2010. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 9 Table 7 LENGTH OF IMPRISONMENT BY PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL Murder Manslaughter Kidnapping/Hostage Taking Sexual Abuse Assault Robbery Arson Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Communication Facility Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Burglary/B&E Auto Theft Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Bribery Tax Money Laundering Racketeering/Extortion Gambling/Lottery Civil Rights Immigration Child Pornography Prison Offenses Administration of Justice Offenses Environmental/Wildlife National Defense Antitrust Food & Drug Other Miscellaneous Offenses Mean Months 52 256 62 205 111 43 82 74 78 42 7 90 23 67 18 30 16 22 25 23 41 93 12 47 19 124 16 25 11 60 13 22 34 National Median Months 30 235 42 168 87 30 63 60 60 42 4 60 21 30 12 19 12 18 18 18 27 60 12 24 12 84 12 18 7 37 12 12 12 Number 354,276 364 280 253 2,105 2,768 4,772 285 115,099 1,750 2,712 37,800 181 298 2,976 28,940 972 3,249 768 1,930 3,150 3,367 133 201 120,116 8,872 1,941 3,830 222 345 67 97 4,433 Judge John M. Gerrard Median Months 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 100 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 120 -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- Number 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Mean Months 51 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 101 -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 100 -- 21 -- -- -- -- -- Of the 412,170 guideline cases, 57,894 cases were excluded for one or more of the following reasons: zero months of prison ordered (53,915), missing primary offense category (50) or missing or indeterminable sentencing information (3,979). Of the 33 guideline cases sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard, two cases were excluded due to zero months of prison ordered. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 10 Table 8 COMPARISON OF SENTENCE IMPOSED AND POSITION RELATIVE TO THE GUIDELINE RANGE Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 TOTAL CASES1 CASES SENTENCED WITHIN GUIDELINE RANGE CASES SENTENCED ABOVE GUIDELINE RANGE National N 402,923 223,775 7,361 % 100.0 55.5 1.8 Judge John M. Gerrard % N 33 21 1 100.0 63.6 3.0 DEPARTURE ABOVE GUIDELINE RANGE Upward Departure From Guideline Range2 Upward Departure With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 35533 OTHERWISE ABOVE GUIDELINE RANGE Above Guideline Range With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 35534 All Remaining Cases Above Guideline Range5 2,541 1,888 653 4,820 4,304 516 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE6 105,110 26.1 §5K1.1 Substantial Assistance Departure §5K3.1 Early Disposition Program Departure Other Government Sponsored Below Range 48,523 39,588 16,999 12.0 9.8 4.2 NON-GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE 66,677 16.5 DEPARTURE BELOW GUIDELINE RANGE Downward Departure From Guideline Range2 Downward Departure With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 35533 OTHERWISE BELOW GUIDELINE RANGE Below Guideline Range With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 35534 All Remaining Cases Below Guideline Range5 13,015 8,646 4,369 53,662 50,010 3,652 3.2 2.1 1.1 13.3 12.4 0.9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 7 0 4 7 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.1 0.0 0.0 12.1 21.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.2 21.2 0.0 1 This table reflects the 412,170 cases sentenced nationally in Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012, 33 of which were sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard. Of these, 9,247 cases nationally were excluded because information was missing sentenced by submitted documents that prevented the comparison of the sentence and the guideline range, while none sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard were excluded. 2 All cases with departures in which the court did not indicate as a reason either United States v. Booker, 18 U.S.C. § 3553, or a factor or reason specifically prohibited in the provisions, policy statements, or commentary of the Guidelines Manual. 3 All cases sentenced outside of the guideline range in which the court indicated both a departure (see footnote 2) and a reference to either United States v. Booker, 18 U.S.C. § 3553, or related factors as a reason for sentencing outside of the guideline system. 4 All cases sentenced outside of the guideline range in which no departure was indicated and in which the court cited United States v. Booker, 18 U.S.C. § 3553, or related factors as one of the reasons for sentencing outside of the guideline system. 5 All cases sentenced outside of the guideline range that could not be classified into any of the three previous outside of the range categories. This category includes cases in which no reason was provided for a sentence outside of the guideline range. 6 Cases in which a reason for the sentence indicated that the prosecution initiated, proposed, or stipulated to a sentence outside of the guideline range, either pursuant to a plea agreement or as part of a non-plea negotiation with the defendant. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 11 Table 9 SENTENCES RELATIVE TO THE GUIDELINE RANGE BY CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 CIRCUIT District TOTAL D.C. CIRCUIT District of Columbia FIRST CIRCUIT Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Puerto Rico Rhode Island SECOND CIRCUIT Connecticut New York Eastern Northern Southern Western Vermont THIRD CIRCUIT Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania Eastern Middle Western Virgin Islands FOURTH CIRCUIT Maryland North Carolina Eastern Middle Western South Carolina Virginia Eastern Western West Virginia Northern Southern SENTENCED WITHIN GUIDELINE RANGE TOTAL 402,923 N 223,775 1,871 1,871 10,212 990 2,508 1,021 4,909 784 22,633 2,032 5,736 2,683 7,753 3,504 925 14,951 648 4,345 4,340 2,773 2,495 350 686 686 5,955 520 988 447 3,627 373 9,266 799 1,906 1,478 2,927 1,835 321 6,982 259 2,121 1,661 1,290 1,433 218 32,744 4,051 20,228 1,718 3,627 2,285 2,816 5,544 9,221 2,005 1,786 1,409 1,995 1,660 1,659 3,411 6,801 1,075 1,114 795 % 55.5 36.7 36.7 58.3 52.5 39.4 43.8 73.9 47.6 40.9 39.3 33.2 55.1 37.8 52.4 34.7 46.7 40.0 48.8 38.3 46.5 57.4 62.3 61.8 42.4 55.0 72.6 58.9 61.5 73.8 53.6 62.4 56.4 REMAINING ABOVE RANGE N 516 % 0.1 2 2 21 0 8 0 13 0 18 1 6 2 5 4 0 18 0 2 7 2 4 3 40 12 2 1 2 8 11 2 0 2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE % N ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER % N ABOVE RANGE W/BOOKER N % 653 3 3 19 1 6 3 8 1 20 1 7 2 4 6 0 16 0 3 4 4 3 2 104 16 33 2 5 6 34 4 2 2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 4,304 15 15 122 8 31 19 61 3 110 19 44 3 27 14 3 117 12 20 55 7 10 13 396 62 43 36 25 29 109 49 23 20 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.9 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.9 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.4 3.7 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.6 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.4 1.3 1.4 1,888 12 12 41 5 16 6 14 0 48 9 7 8 3 17 4 47 0 7 14 21 3 2 234 38 75 12 14 33 48 9 2 3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 12 CIRCUIT District TOTAL D.C. CIRCUIT District of Columbia FIRST CIRCUIT Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Puerto Rico Rhode Island SECOND CIRCUIT Connecticut New York Eastern Northern Southern Western Vermont THIRD CIRCUIT Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania Eastern Middle Western Virgin Islands FOURTH CIRCUIT Maryland North Carolina Eastern Middle Western South Carolina Virginia Eastern Western West Virginia Northern Southern §5K1.1 SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE % N §5K3.1 EARLY DISPOSITION N 48,523 12.0 39,588 530 530 1,102 270 251 230 293 58 4,550 360 1,269 586 1,217 934 184 3,712 78 1,209 1,362 655 359 49 5,290 998 1,166 298 727 991 380 435 155 140 28.3 28.3 10.8 27.3 10.0 22.5 6.0 7.4 20.1 17.7 22.1 21.8 15.7 26.7 19.9 24.8 12.0 27.8 31.4 23.6 14.4 14.0 16.2 24.6 32.1 13.0 25.8 17.9 4.1 21.7 8.7 9.9 2 2 121 0 4 0 117 0 29 0 10 0 19 0 0 14 0 5 6 0 3 0 12 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 % 9.8 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 OTHER GOV'T SPONSORED % N BELOW RANGE DEPARTURE % N BELOW RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER % N BELOW RANGE W/BOOKER % N REMAINING BELOW RANGE N % 16,999 4.2 8,646 2.1 4,369 1.1 50,010 12.4 3,652 0.9 53 53 225 30 85 18 88 4 748 145 224 91 176 21 91 213 4 56 46 48 56 3 511 69 25 16 36 82 219 46 8 10 2.8 2.8 2.2 3.0 3.4 1.8 1.8 0.5 3.3 7.1 3.9 3.4 2.3 0.6 9.8 1.4 0.6 1.3 1.1 1.7 2.2 0.9 1.6 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.5 2.4 2.3 0.4 0.7 67 67 143 5 55 19 60 4 673 112 242 34 196 16 73 249 3 38 76 35 92 5 253 91 14 5 20 16 87 9 3 8 3.6 3.6 1.4 0.5 2.2 1.9 1.2 0.5 3.0 5.5 4.2 1.3 2.5 0.5 7.9 1.7 0.5 0.9 1.8 1.3 3.7 1.4 0.8 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 221 221 1,615 141 678 180 299 317 6,172 515 1,651 422 2,912 486 186 2,830 225 756 899 449 467 34 4,398 626 239 246 239 751 1,264 302 318 413 11.8 11.8 15.8 14.2 27.0 17.6 6.1 40.4 27.3 25.3 28.8 15.7 37.6 13.9 20.1 18.9 34.7 17.4 20.7 16.2 18.7 9.7 13.4 15.5 6.6 10.8 8.5 13.5 13.7 15.1 17.8 29.3 40 40 118 5 24 6 82 1 279 14 89 17 132 25 2 191 35 39 72 12 20 13 274 55 24 5 23 55 97 7 5 3 2.1 2.1 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.6 1.7 0.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 0.6 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.3 5.4 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.8 3.7 0.8 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 240 240 730 5 362 93 247 23 720 57 281 40 135 146 61 562 32 89 138 250 45 8 1,004 359 11 4 66 160 169 67 155 13 12.8 12.8 7.1 0.5 14.4 9.1 5.0 2.9 3.2 2.8 4.9 1.5 1.7 4.2 6.6 3.8 4.9 2.0 3.2 9.0 1.8 2.3 3.1 8.9 0.3 0.2 2.3 2.9 1.8 3.3 8.7 0.9 13 ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE % N ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER % N ABOVE RANGE W/BOOKER N % 0.5 1.2 2.2 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.1 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.1 1.8 166 25 6 15 0 2 1 65 26 26 50 5 0 1 14 2 12 5 5 6 44 0 11 20 7 1 1 4 59 8 0 13 1 7 5 6 1 5 13 0.2 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.6 1,354 51 18 63 34 23 33 203 261 668 315 47 8 26 57 46 30 36 25 40 248 15 47 25 33 68 52 8 324 46 6 42 27 12 46 80 29 13 23 1.4 2.5 1.9 3.7 4.1 1.4 0.7 4.1 0.7 1.7 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.7 2.3 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.3 1.6 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.5 4.3 2.1 0.9 1.3 2.3 0.4 1.9 1.2 0.5 1.0 2.2 0.9 1.0 1.0 CIRCUIT District FIFTH CIRCUIT Louisiana Eastern Middle Western Mississippi Northern Southern Texas Eastern Northern Southern Western SIXTH CIRCUIT Kentucky Eastern Western Michigan Eastern Western Ohio Northern Southern Tennessee Eastern Middle Western SEVENTH CIRCUIT Illinois Central Northern Southern Indiana Northern Southern Wisconsin Eastern Western EIGHTH CIRCUIT Arkansas Eastern Western Iowa Northern Southern Minnesota Missouri Eastern Western Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota SENTENCED WITHIN GUIDELINE RANGE TOTAL 94,692 N 66,983 2,039 950 1,726 833 1,657 4,713 4,931 37,462 40,381 1,407 577 1,220 520 1,301 3,430 3,095 23,608 31,825 % 70.7 69.0 60.7 70.7 62.4 78.5 72.8 62.8 63.0 78.8 27,293 13,920 51.0 3,127 2,253 3,928 2,439 3,777 3,287 3,842 1,536 3,104 1,495 1,378 1,978 1,482 1,913 1,161 2,276 672 1,565 47.8 61.2 50.4 60.8 50.6 35.3 59.2 43.8 50.4 15,200 7,685 50.6 1,885 4,473 1,687 2,219 1,574 2,428 934 1,037 1,953 1,234 1,346 837 754 524 55.0 43.7 73.1 60.7 53.2 31.1 56.1 487 25 21 18 0 5 44 85 204 85 131 7 8 12 31 6 13 15 16 23 64 5 15 21 5 10 3 5 25,394 14,383 56.6 170 1,958 1,362 2,193 2,224 2,600 4,704 3,688 3,053 1,352 2,260 1,253 1,007 1,351 983 898 2,602 2,091 1,868 754 1,576 64.0 73.9 61.6 44.2 34.5 55.3 56.7 61.2 55.8 69.7 9 2 55 8 5 13 11 26 1 40 14 REMAINING ABOVE RANGE N 121 % 0.1 5 0 11 0 5 7 6 24 63 36 1 1 5 7 8 6 6 1 1 21 1 5 4 7 1 3 0 30 4 2 7 1 1 3 5 5 2 0 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 CIRCUIT District FIFTH CIRCUIT Louisiana Eastern Middle Western Mississippi Northern Southern Texas Eastern Northern Southern Western SIXTH CIRCUIT Kentucky Eastern Western Michigan Eastern Western Ohio Northern Southern Tennessee Eastern Middle Western SEVENTH CIRCUIT Illinois Central Northern Southern Indiana Northern Southern Wisconsin Eastern Western EIGHTH CIRCUIT Arkansas Eastern Western Iowa Northern Southern Minnesota Missouri Eastern Western Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota §5K1.1 SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE % N §5K3.1 EARLY DISPOSITION N 6,729 7.1 5,259 215 184 156 176 138 409 748 2,129 2,574 10.5 19.4 9.0 21.1 8.3 8.7 15.2 5.7 6.4 6,385 23.4 1,150 392 757 330 907 949 967 281 652 36.8 17.4 19.3 13.5 24.0 28.9 25.2 18.3 21.0 2,481 16.3 368 697 119 438 232 549 78 19.5 15.6 7.1 19.7 14.7 22.6 8.4 2 11 1 0 0 8 13 4,814 410 35 0 18 5 0 1 7 0 0 4 22 1 16 0 1 0 1 3 % 5.6 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 12.9 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 OTHER GOV'T SPONSORED % N BELOW RANGE DEPARTURE % N BELOW RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER % N BELOW RANGE W/BOOKER % N REMAINING BELOW RANGE N % 2,547 2.7 3,077 3.2 275 0.3 6,901 7.3 793 0.8 53 5 10 29 9 405 114 1,368 554 2.6 0.5 0.6 3.5 0.5 8.6 2.3 3.7 1.4 39 5 9 4 16 107 32 2,043 822 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.3 0.6 5.5 2.0 24 5 17 1 4 28 19 71 106 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 173 116 172 60 118 216 532 2,830 2,684 8.5 12.2 10.0 7.2 7.1 4.6 10.8 7.6 6.6 20 2 34 9 36 25 19 84 564 1.0 0.2 2.0 1.1 2.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.4 999 3.7 477 1.7 513 1.9 4,149 15.2 283 1.0 54 160 112 15 96 258 39 159 106 1.7 7.1 2.9 0.6 2.5 7.8 1.0 10.4 3.4 16 38 63 51 63 122 46 35 43 0.5 1.7 1.6 2.1 1.7 3.7 1.2 2.3 1.4 9 12 61 50 62 179 21 46 73 0.3 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.6 5.4 0.5 3.0 2.4 328 223 882 387 608 482 395 290 554 10.5 9.9 22.5 15.9 16.1 14.7 10.3 18.9 17.8 15 15 26 15 65 68 36 6 37 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.2 609 4.0 304 2.0 518 3.4 2,953 19.4 251 1.7 53 80 38 80 104 252 2 2.8 1.8 2.3 3.6 6.6 10.4 0.2 25 122 23 37 24 16 57 1.3 2.7 1.4 1.7 1.5 0.7 6.1 23 371 53 27 4 5 35 1.2 8.3 3.1 1.2 0.3 0.2 3.7 345 1,050 119 200 290 731 218 18.3 23.5 7.1 9.0 18.4 30.1 23.3 12 106 31 38 3 61 0 0.6 2.4 1.8 1.7 0.2 2.5 0.0 3,825 15.1 223 0.9 947 3.7 421 1.7 315 1.2 4,487 17.7 210 0.8 223 175 386 475 668 688 708 109 335 58 11.4 12.8 17.6 21.4 25.7 14.6 19.2 3.6 24.8 2.6 0 5 31 1 5 1 0 165 12 3 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.9 0.1 60 5 31 166 41 219 130 193 40 62 3.1 0.4 1.4 7.5 1.6 4.7 3.5 6.3 3.0 2.7 38 12 6 12 66 64 34 41 35 113 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.5 2.5 1.4 0.9 1.3 2.6 5.0 32 5 5 17 77 78 27 23 11 40 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 3.0 1.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.8 257 138 263 509 804 937 569 556 136 318 13.1 10.1 12.0 22.9 30.9 19.9 15.4 18.2 10.1 14.1 28 5 3 24 16 48 27 37 8 14 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.6 15 CIRCUIT District NINTH CIRCUIT Alaska Arizona California Central Eastern Northern Southern Guam Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada Northern Mariana Islands Oregon Washington Eastern Western TENTH CIRCUIT Colorado Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma Eastern Northern Western Utah Wyoming SENTENCED WITHIN GUIDELINE RANGE TOTAL 90,677 864 31,420 N 36,640 374 13,068 9,326 4,982 4,026 23,300 291 1,192 1,527 1,895 2,722 97 3,122 1,842 4,071 32,362 2,735 3,483 16,244 496 986 2,255 4,350 1,813 3,110 2,140 1,939 7,869 189 504 687 1,297 1,679 77 1,243 710 1,754 18,967 1,464 1,886 10,032 352 669 1,590 1,903 1,071 % 40.4 43.3 41.6 33.3 43.0 48.2 33.8 64.9 42.3 45.0 68.4 61.7 79.4 39.8 38.5 43.1 58.6 53.5 54.1 61.8 71.0 67.8 70.5 43.7 59.1 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Alabama Middle Northern Southern Florida Middle Northern Southern Georgia Middle Northern Southern 34,894 22,080 63.3 1,184 2,273 2,183 8,188 1,842 10,937 1,770 3,457 3,060 688 1,455 1,362 4,404 1,233 7,274 1,376 1,874 2,414 58.1 64.0 62.4 53.8 66.9 66.5 77.7 54.2 78.9 REMAINING ABOVE RANGE N 131 2 24 22 10 8 47 1 1 1 7 3 0 4 1 0 29 4 3 14 0 0 1 4 3 49 0 3 1 9 2 26 3 3 2 % 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE % N ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER % N ABOVE RANGE W/BOOKER N % 105 7 22 27 7 15 6 4 1 1 3 1 1 0 9 1 14 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 53 2 4 2 5 5 19 9 7 0 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 528 6 89 88 42 52 41 1 12 13 40 35 0 34 44 31 259 20 130 23 3 1 45 23 14 516 33 33 17 108 22 125 29 46 103 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.9 2.1 1.3 0.0 1.1 2.4 0.8 0.8 0.7 3.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 2.0 0.5 0.8 1.5 2.8 1.5 0.8 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.3 3.4 471 5 305 26 13 5 44 1 1 5 13 13 0 7 16 17 116 5 23 44 2 6 4 22 10 67 2 1 4 15 6 12 3 9 15 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 16 CIRCUIT District NINTH CIRCUIT Alaska Arizona California Central Eastern Northern Southern Guam Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada Northern Mariana Islands Oregon Washington Eastern Western TENTH CIRCUIT Colorado Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma Eastern Northern Western Utah Wyoming ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Alabama Middle Northern Southern Florida Middle Northern Southern Georgia Middle Northern Southern §5K1.1 SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE % N 6,705 144 935 1,109 617 367 1,248 49 346 363 247 236 9 503 154 378 2,215 512 556 396 70 163 149 194 175 7.4 16.7 3.0 11.9 12.4 9.1 5.4 16.8 29.0 23.8 13.0 8.7 9.3 16.1 8.4 9.3 6.8 18.7 16.0 2.4 14.1 16.5 6.6 4.5 9.7 §5K3.1 EARLY DISPOSITION N 30,018 1 14,013 2,114 1,387 443 11,132 0 0 152 0 34 0 274 291 177 3,740 46 19 2,527 0 1 0 1,117 30 % 33.1 0.1 44.6 22.7 27.8 11.0 47.8 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 8.8 15.8 4.3 11.6 1.7 0.5 15.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 25.7 1.7 OTHER GOV'T SPONSORED % N BELOW RANGE DEPARTURE % N BELOW RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER % N BELOW RANGE W/BOOKER % N REMAINING BELOW RANGE N % 5,145 110 897 778 193 525 687 4 10 38 28 227 3 456 223 966 2,900 180 438 1,843 10 2 21 253 153 5.7 12.7 2.9 8.3 3.9 13.0 2.9 1.4 0.8 2.5 1.5 8.3 3.1 14.6 12.1 23.7 9.0 6.6 12.6 11.3 2.0 0.2 0.9 5.8 8.4 1,644 11 395 259 68 56 637 3 9 16 16 48 0 43 27 56 600 67 21 347 2 7 17 106 33 1.8 1.3 1.3 2.8 1.4 1.4 2.7 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.0 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.9 2.4 0.6 2.1 0.4 0.7 0.8 2.4 1.8 761 45 138 181 30 88 128 1 4 15 11 10 4 33 19 54 253 25 11 119 3 3 12 18 62 0.8 5.2 0.4 1.9 0.6 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.6 0.4 4.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 3.4 7,646 143 1,408 1,314 446 484 1,230 33 293 217 221 392 3 506 340 616 3,149 395 382 845 53 134 410 679 251 8.4 16.6 4.5 14.1 9.0 12.0 5.3 11.3 24.6 14.2 11.7 14.4 3.1 16.2 18.5 15.1 9.7 14.4 11.0 5.2 10.7 13.6 18.2 15.6 13.8 883 16 126 298 29 44 231 5 11 19 12 44 0 19 8 21 120 13 8 52 1 0 6 31 9 1.0 1.9 0.4 3.2 0.6 1.1 1.0 1.7 0.9 1.2 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.5 4,999 14.3 113 0.3 596 1.7 373 1.1 349 1.0 5,489 15.7 210 0.6 289 457 436 1,551 324 994 198 480 270 24.4 20.1 20.0 18.9 17.6 9.1 11.2 13.9 8.8 4 0 0 75 3 24 5 1 1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 23 15 16 110 1 172 26 198 35 1.9 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.1 1.6 1.5 5.7 1.1 8 10 14 116 24 82 6 87 26 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.4 1.3 0.7 0.3 2.5 0.8 3 7 10 101 16 145 5 59 3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.9 1.3 0.3 1.7 0.1 128 279 315 1,650 200 1,963 106 667 181 10.8 12.3 14.4 20.2 10.9 17.9 6.0 19.3 5.9 4 9 6 44 6 101 4 26 10 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.8 0.3 Of the 412,170 cases, 9,247 were excluded because information was missing from the submitted documents that prevented the comparison of the sentence and the guideline range. The information needed to determine the relationship between the sentence imposed and the guideline range was missing in five percent or more of the cases received from: Middle Georgia (19.0%), Western Oklahoma (9.9%), Eastern Virginia (9.5%), Arizona (6.8%), Maryland (6.6%), Western Louisiana (5.6%), and Middle Tennessee (5.0%). SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 17 Table 10 SENTENCES RELATIVE TO THE GUIDELINE RANGE BY SELECTED PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY Fiscal Years 2008 - 2012 National WITHIN GUIDELINE RANGE ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER ABOVE RANGE W/BOOKER REMAINING ABOVE RANGE PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL N % N % N % N % N % TOTAL Robbery Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Immigration Other Miscellaneous Offenses 402,882 223,752 4,941 120,682 3,572 40,339 7,393 37,921 2,088 4,576 129,961 51,409 2,929 55,979 3,370 24,651 5,387 21,241 1,382 3,047 77,584 28,182 55.5 59.3 46.4 94.3 61.1 72.9 56.0 66.2 66.6 59.7 54.8 1,888 63 290 17 366 22 159 1 24 543 403 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 653 31 74 7 134 17 83 2 18 141 146 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 4,304 115 520 32 796 89 510 9 85 1,285 863 1.1 2.3 0.4 0.9 2.0 1.2 1.3 0.4 1.9 1.0 1.7 516 12 95 7 99 18 65 2 10 117 91 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 Judge John M. Gerrard WITHIN GUIDELINE RANGE ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE ABOVE RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER ABOVE RANGE W/BOOKER REMAINING ABOVE RANGE PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL N % N % N % N % N % TOTAL Robbery Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Immigration Other Miscellaneous Offenses 33 0 11 0 1 1 5 0 0 8 7 21 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 1 63.6 -- 81.8 -- 0.0 0.0 60.0 -- -- 100.0 14.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- 0.0 14.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 18 National §5K1.1 SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE §5K3.1 EARLY OTHER GOV'T DISPOSITION SPONSORED DEPARTURE BELOW RANGE BELOW RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER BELOW RANGE W/BOOKER REMAINING BELOW RANGE PRIMARY OFFENSE N % N % N % N % N % N % N % TOTAL Robbery Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Immigration Other Miscellaneous Offenses 48,513 523 29,802 36 4,547 411 6,033 83 472 1,504 5,102 12.0 10.6 24.7 1.0 11.3 5.6 15.9 4.0 10.3 1.2 9.9 39,585 9 7,317 5 83 12 74 5 6 9.8 0.2 6.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 31,911 163 24.6 0.3 16,995 204 5,274 26 1,885 226 1,599 77 115 3,610 3,979 4.2 4.1 4.4 0.7 4.7 3.1 4.2 3.7 2.5 2.8 7.7 8,646 137 2,240 8 790 110 658 43 79 3,422 1,159 2.1 2.8 1.9 0.2 2.0 1.5 1.7 2.1 1.7 2.6 2.3 4,369 114 1,512 1 509 65 596 36 41 594 901 1.1 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.9 1.6 1.7 0.9 0.5 1.8 50,010 777 16,770 40 6,095 899 6,347 403 619 8,305 9,755 12.4 15.7 13.9 1.1 15.1 12.2 16.7 19.3 13.5 6.4 19.0 3,651 27 809 23 384 137 556 45 60 945 665 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.9 1.5 2.2 1.3 0.7 1.3 Judge John M. Gerrard §5K1.1 SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE §5K3.1 EARLY OTHER GOV'T DISPOSITION SPONSORED DEPARTURE BELOW RANGE BELOW RANGE DEPARTURE W/BOOKER BELOW RANGE W/BOOKER REMAINING BELOW RANGE PRIMARY OFFENSE N % N % N % N % N % N % N % TOTAL Robbery Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Immigration Other Miscellaneous Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 12.1 -- 9.1 -- 0.0 0.0 20.0 -- -- 0.0 28.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 7 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 21.2 -- 9.1 -- 100.0 100.0 20.0 -- -- 0.0 42.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 Of the 412,170 guideline cases, 9,288 cases were excluded due to one or both of the following reasons: missing information from the submitted documents that prevented the comparison of the sentence and the guideline range (9,247) or missing primary offense (50). Of the 33 guideline cases sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard, no cases were excluded. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008 - 2012 Datafiles, USSCFY08 - USSCFY12. 19

=== 2012-2014 ===

United States Sentencing Commission Judge Sentencing Data Fiscal Years 2012 - 2014 Prepared for Judge John M. Gerrard SENTENCE LENGTH IN EACH PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY1 Fiscal Years 2012 - 2014 PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL Murder Manslaughter Kidnapping/Hostage Taking Sexual Abuse Assault Robbery Arson Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Communication Facility Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Burglary/B&E Auto Theft Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Bribery Tax Money Laundering Racketeering/Extortion Gambling/Lottery Civil Rights Immigration Child Pornography Prison Offenses Administration of Justice Offenses Environmental/Wildlife National Defense Antitrust Food & Drug Other Miscellaneous Offenses National Median Months 24 240 41 175 120 21 60 60 54 30 6 57 18 36 1 12 6 12 13 12 18 57 4 12 10 96 12 12 0 36 14 0 0 Number 240,037 229 162 139 1,396 2,213 2,478 171 68,312 1,131 6,126 24,098 116 234 4,176 24,086 1,000 2,320 726 1,873 2,537 2,647 235 169 73,758 5,861 1,304 3,978 588 348 55 248 7,323 Mean Months 44 265 58 208 132 32 77 79 70 32 5 83 22 62 9 25 10 18 20 15 33 88 5 35 16 134 14 19 3 48 16 7 16 Mean Months 47 -- -- -- 69 20 48 -- 87 -- 1 50 -- -- 7 8 16 15 -- 7 19 34 -- -- 10 99 -- 18 2 -- -- -- 9 Nebraska Median Months Number 24 -- -- -- 45 15 46 -- 70 -- 0 36 -- -- 3 5 9 10 -- 6 12 15 -- -- 5 84 -- 17 0 -- -- -- 2 1,809 0 0 0 18 42 12 0 669 1 4 162 2 0 20 236 4 10 0 23 9 4 0 0 425 78 2 52 6 0 0 2 28 Judge John M. Gerrard Mean Median Months Months 64 37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 22 57 71 -- -- 104 111 -- -- -- -- 61 90 -- -- -- -- 6 18 6 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 9 90 109 -- -- 18 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 8 Number 246 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 102 0 0 16 1 0 3 29 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 52 15 0 8 1 0 0 0 4 1 This table reflects the 240,044 cases sentenced nationally in Fiscal Years 2012 - 2014, 1,809 of which were from the District of Nebraska and 246 of which were sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard. Of these, 7 nationally were excluded due to missing or indeterminable sentencing information, while none from the District of Nebraska or sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard were excluded. Sentences of probation only are included in this table as zero months of imprisonment. In addition, the information presented in this table includes time of confinement as described in USSG §5C1.1. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2012 - 2014 Datafiles, USSCFY12 - USSCFY14. COMPARISON OF SENTENCE IMPOSED AND POSITION RELATIVE TO THE GUIDELINE RANGE1 Fiscal Years 2012 - 2014 TOTAL CASES1 National Nebraska N % N % 235,428 100.0 1,805 100.0 CASES SENTENCED WITHIN GUIDELINE RANGE 117,683 50.0 CASES SENTENCED ABOVE GUIDELINE RANGE DEPARTURE ABOVE GUIDELINE RANGE Upward Departure From Guideline Range Upward Departure With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 3553 OTHERWISE ABOVE GUIDELINE RANGE Above Guideline Range With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 3553 All Remaining Cases Above Guideline Range GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE §5K1.1 Substantial Assistance Departure §5K3.1 Early Disposition Program Departure Other Government Sponsored Below Range NON-GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE DEPARTURE BELOW GUIDELINE RANGE Downward Departure From Guideline Range Downward Departure With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 3553 OTHERWISE BELOW GUIDELINE RANGE Below Guideline Range With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 3553 All Remaining Cases Below Guideline Range 4,957 1,575 1,193 382 3,382 3,146 236 67,455 28,687 24,574 14,194 45,333 7,993 5,681 2,312 37,340 35,900 1,440 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.2 1.4 1.3 0.1 28.7 12.2 10.4 6.0 19.3 3.4 2.4 1.0 15.9 15.2 0.6 953 16 2 2 0 14 14 0 406 94 177 135 430 47 34 13 383 372 11 52.8 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 22.5 5.2 9.8 7.5 23.8 2.6 1.9 0.7 21.2 20.6 0.6 Judge John M. Gerrard N 246 140 % 100.0 56.9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 40 8 21 11 65 5 4 1 60 60 0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.3 3.3 8.5 4.5 26.4 2.0 1.6 0.4 24.4 24.4 0.0 AVERAGE EXTENT OF DEPARTURE FOR BELOW RANGE SENTENCES TOTAL CASES WITH BELOW RANGE SENTENCES GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE §5K1.1 Substantial Assistance Departure §5K3.1 Early Disposition Program Departure Other Government Sponsored Below Range NON-GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE % 47.1 48.0 55.4 40.2 45.6 45.9 % 49.5 50.0 69.6 44.9 42.9 49.1 % 48.1 53.6 68.3 45.9 57.1 44.7 1See Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics , Appendix A, for definition of the terms used on this page. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2012 - 2014 Datafiles, USSCFY12 - USSCFY14.

=== 2015-2016 ===

United States Sentencing Commission Judge Sentencing Data Fiscal Years 2015 - 2016 Prepared for Judge John M. Gerrard SENTENCE LENGTH IN EACH PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY1 Fiscal Years 2015 - 2016 PRIMARY OFFENSE TOTAL Murder Manslaughter Kidnapping/Hostage Taking Sexual Abuse Assault Robbery Arson Drugs - Trafficking Drugs - Communication Facility Drugs - Simple Possession Firearms Burglary/B&E Auto Theft Larceny Fraud Embezzlement Forgery/Counterfeiting Bribery Tax Money Laundering Racketeering/Extortion Gambling/Lottery Civil Rights Immigration Child Pornography Prison Offenses Administration of Justice Offenses Environmental/Wildlife National Defense Antitrust Food & Drug Other Miscellaneous Offenses National Median Months 21 240 60 235 120 16 60 60 50 24 6 57 12 42 0 13 0 12 15 10 18 51 0 12 8 97 10 12 0 36 7 0 0 Number 138,742 178 109 82 1,148 1,565 1,441 105 39,269 587 4,161 14,374 59 107 1,948 13,937 663 961 414 1,084 1,393 1,920 151 91 40,822 3,840 960 2,214 314 200 36 261 4,348 Mean Months 44 265 74 237 137 29 75 74 67 28 5 77 20 88 9 26 9 17 25 13 30 82 5 29 14 149 13 17 4 58 20 7 17 Mean Months 50 -- -- -- 39 18 114 -- 77 -- -- 64 -- -- 4 13 4 13 -- 10 -- 37 -- -- 9 111 -- 13 0 -- -- -- 9 Nebraska Median Months Number 30 -- -- -- 37 12 62 -- 63 -- -- 37 -- -- 2 6 0 14 -- 1 -- 34 -- -- 4 72 -- 12 0 -- -- -- 0 1,132 0 1 0 7 37 12 2 446 0 2 110 0 0 8 127 5 8 0 6 2 10 0 0 219 74 1 37 3 0 0 0 15 Judge John M. Gerrard Mean Median Months Months 63 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 115 103 -- -- -- -- 25 45 -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 9 70 98 -- -- 15 14 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Number 223 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 96 0 0 12 0 0 2 32 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 40 20 0 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 This table reflects the 138,745 cases sentenced nationally in fiscal years 2015 - 2016, 1,132 of which were from the District of Nebraska and 223 of which were sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard. Of these, three nationally were excluded due to missing or indeterminable sentencing information, while none from the District of Nebraska or sentenced by Judge John M. Gerrard were excluded. Sentences of probation only are included in this table as zero months of imprisonment. In addition, the information presented in this table includes time of confinement as described in USSG §5C1.1. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2015 - 2016 Datafiles, USSCFY15 - USSCFY16. COMPARISON OF SENTENCE IMPOSED AND POSITION RELATIVE TO THE GUIDELINE RANGE1 Fiscal Years 2015 - 2016 TOTAL CASES1 National Nebraska N % N % 135,231 100.0 1,130 100.0 CASES SENTENCED WITHIN GUIDELINE RANGE 64,781 47.9 CASES SENTENCED ABOVE GUIDELINE RANGE DEPARTURE ABOVE GUIDELINE RANGE Upward Departure From Guideline Range Upward Departure With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 3553 OTHERWISE ABOVE GUIDELINE RANGE Above Guideline Range With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 3553 All Remaining Cases Above Guideline Range GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE §5K1.1 Substantial Assistance Departure §5K3.1 Early Disposition Program Departure Other Government Sponsored Below Range 3,123 863 666 197 2,260 2,133 127 38,870 15,913 12,254 10,703 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.7 1.6 0.1 28.7 11.8 9.1 7.9 NON-GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE 28,457 21.0 DEPARTURE BELOW GUIDELINE RANGE Downward Departure From Guideline Range Downward Departure With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 3553 OTHERWISE BELOW GUIDELINE RANGE Below Guideline Range With Booker /18 U.S.C. § 3553 All Remaining Cases Below Guideline Range 3,972 2,842 1,130 24,485 23,716 769 2.9 2.1 0.8 18.1 17.5 0.6 552 19 0 0 0 19 19 0 48.8 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.0 283 25.0 57 95 131 276 25 12 13 251 237 14 5.0 8.4 11.6 24.4 2.2 1.1 1.2 22.2 21.0 1.2 Judge John M. Gerrard N 223 106 % 100.0 47.5 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 49 17 25 7 64 4 1 3 60 58 2 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 0.0 22.0 7.6 11.2 3.1 28.7 1.8 0.4 1.3 26.9 26.0 0.9 AVERAGE EXTENT OF DEPARTURE FOR BELOW RANGE SENTENCES TOTAL CASES WITH BELOW RANGE SENTENCES GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE §5K1.1 Substantial Assistance Departure §5K3.1 Early Disposition Program Departure Other Government Sponsored Below Range NON-GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BELOW RANGE % 49.2 51.0 56.3 46.8 48.0 46.7 % 50.4 50.4 68.9 46.4 45.0 50.4 % 49.4 52.8 73.5 44.7 27.7 46.8 1See Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics , Appendix A, for definition of the terms used on this page. SOURCE: U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2015 - 2016 Datafiles, USSCFY15 - USSCFY16.

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February 2017 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ABOUT CRIMINAL JURY TRIALS BEFORE JUDGE GERRARD General: First, counsel may remain seated to question witnesses and, in fact, counsel should remain seated during questioning when digital audio is in use. Second, Judge Gerrard will conduct a general voir dire examination, and then, each lawyer will be allotted 20 minutes to conduct his or her voir dire examination. Third, Judge Gerrard will sometimes use a court reporter and at other times he will use digital audio in Lincoln (counsel will be advised in advance). Trial hours: 8:45 a.m. to noon and 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with 15 minute breaks in the morning and the afternoon. Jury selection: Court conducts limited examination. See the attached sample of voir dire questions often asked by the Court. Counsel are also given 20 minutes per party to conduct voir dire examination. Opening statements: 20 minutes per party. No movement about the courtroom when digital audio is in use. Closing argument: 30 minutes per party. Plaintiff may reserve up to 10 minutes for rebuttal, but it must be true rebuttal and should not raise new issues or points of argument not addressed in the initial argument. No movement about the courtroom when digital audio is in use. Final instructions are given before closing arguments, except that a “housekeeping” instruction is given after argument. Preliminary jury instructions: The Court gives a standard set of preliminary jury instructions after voir dire and before opening statements. The proposed preliminary jury instructions will be provided to counsel prior to the date of the trial. Final jury instructions: Counsel shall provide requested jury instructions pursuant to the order setting trial, but no later than 1 business day prior to the start of trial. An informal (off the record) conference will be held on final jury instructions sometime at, or near, the end of trial. A formal (on the record) conference will follow after Judge Gerrard has considered the remarks made at the informal conference. Court reporter/digital audio: Judge Gerrard, at some trials, will use a court reporter—and, at other trials, will use a digital audio recording system (counsel will be advised in advance). When the Court uses a digital audio system, the standard procedure is to upload all recordings to CM/ECF as soon as possible after each day’s trial session. When digital audio is in use, please remember that it is important to use a microphone whenever counsel speaks. If counsel fails to do so, the judge or court clerk will interrupt counsel and remind counsel to use the microphone. Objections: No speaking objections. For foundation objections, state what foundation is lacking. If you desire a bench conference, state your request. Bench conferences should be infrequent, and only for good cause. Table microphone (when digital audio in use): When digital audio is in use, there are table microphones which should be pulled directly in front of counsel and about 6 inches away from counsel. Note that the microphone can be muted for client conferences by pushing the button on the base of the microphone. Courtroom audio: What is spoken in the courtroom during trial and during breaks is broadcast to Judge Gerrard’s chambers. Be aware that during a recess what is being said in the courtroom can be heard in chambers. Number of jurors: Counsel shall be prepared to state whether they desire that alternate jurors be seated. If no alternate is seated, counsel should be prepared to stipulate that a jury of 11 persons may render a verdict no matter when the 12th juror is excused. Placement of counsel at counsel tables: For security purposes, in Lincoln, the defendant(s) and defense counsel must use the table next to the east wall and not the table next to the jury box. Exhibits: To the extent practical, exhibits are to be pre-marked and listed on forms approved by the Court. Once an exhibit has been received, it is to be given to the courtroom deputy. Exhibits identified on the exhibit list, but not offered, or if offered and not received, are to be delivered to the courtroom deputy at the close of trial. Before the exhibits are delivered to the jury, counsel shall confer with each other in the presence of the courtroom deputy about which exhibits should go to the jury room. Please provide Judge Gerrard with a copy of each exhibit. 2 Video presenter: Counsel are encouraged to use the video presenter when displaying exhibits. When digital audio is in use, there is a microphone at the presenter and questions should be propounded to a witness from that microphone, when the video presenter is in use. Dealing with jury after submission: Counsel shall remain in the courthouse or should be available for return to the courtroom on short notice, until after the jury has returned its verdict. Counsel shall keep the courtroom deputy advised of where he or she can be reached at all times. Jury questions will normally be taken up on the record in the courtroom with counsel and the defendant(s) present. No recross examination: Judge Gerrard does not normally permit recross examination. The cross examination should be limited to the scope of the direct examination, and redirect examination limited to the scope of the cross examination. Note taking but no juror questions: Judge Gerrard allows jurors to take notes. The Court does not permit jurors to ask questions during trial. 3

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, vs. , Plaintiff, Defendant. Case No. ORDER ON SENTENCING SCHEDULE ) (Judges Smith Camp, Kopf, & Gerrard Pursuant to the Local Rules of Practice (see NECrimR. 32.1(b , and the sentencing practices of this court more generally, and to set a schedule and a procedure for sentencing before the sentencing judge, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. IT IS ORDERED that the following deadlines and procedures are set in this case: _______________: Counsel's respective versions of the offense(s) to the probation office; _______________: Financial information, restitution proposal and any chemical dependency/mental health evaluation to the probation office by counsel; _______________: Initial presentence report to counsel by the probation office. Defense counsel will insure that (a) the defendant has had an opportunity to read the initial PSR, or, if the defendant is not fluent in English, that an interpreter has read it to the defendant, and (b) the defendant has had an opportunity to voice any objections to defense counsel, before defense counsel submits objections to the initial PSR; _______________: Written objections by counsel to the initial presentence report to the probation officer; _______________: Probation office's submission to the judge and counsel of initial or revised presentence report with changes, if any, responsive to counsels’ objections, and, if needed, an addendum explaining the probation officer’s position regarding any objections to the presentence report previously submitted by counsel; 6. _______________: (a) Any proposals to the probation office for community service, community confinement, intermittent confinement or home detention; (b) Motions to the court: (1) for departure under the guidelines (including, but not limited to, motions by the government) ; and (2) for deviation or variance from the guidelines as allowed by the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Booker, 125 S. Ct. 738 (2005) or its progeny; (c) Counsel's filing and serving on all other parties and the probation officer a written statement of position respecting each of the unresolved objections to the presentence report, including the specific nature of each objection to the presentence report. (d) If evidence is to be offered in support of or in opposition to a motion under subparagraph (b) of this paragraph or in support of or in opposition to an objection under subparagraph (c) of this paragraph 6, it must be: by affidavit, letter, report or other document attached to the statement of position or by oral testimony at the sentencing hearing. If oral testimony is desired, a request must be made in the statement of position and the statement of position must reveal (1) the nature of the expected testimony, (2) the necessity for oral testimony, instead of documentary evidence, such as affidavits, (3) the identity of each proposed witness, and (4) the length of time anticipated for presentation of the direct examination of the witness or witnesses. If a request for oral or documentary evidence is made by one party but not by the adverse party, the adverse party within five working days thereafter may make a responsive request for oral or documentary evidence, setting out details in the same manner as required by this paragraph 6(d). (e) Objections should be supported by a brief if a substantial issue of law is raised. Motions for departure should be supported by a brief that explains why the departure from the guideline sentencing range is justified by normal guideline departure theory. Motions for deviation or variance from the guidelines as allowed under Booker or its progeny should be supported by a brief that explains why a sentence other than that called for under the guidelines is justified by a principle of law that is different in kind or degree from the normal principles of law applied under a strict application of the guidelines. (f) It is expected that any objection first raised in a party’s statement of position will be addressed at the judge’s discretion, and that no consideration will be given to any sentencing factor first raised after the filing of the written statement. 7. 8. _____________: Judge's notice to counsel of rulings, tentative findings, and whether oral testimony is to be permitted. The following procedures shall apply to objections to tentative findings: (a) A written objection to tentative findings is not required if no evidence will be offered in support of the objection to tentative findings and no new substantial issue of law will be raised in support of an objection to tentative findings. In such a case, an oral objection to the tentative findings may be made at the time of sentencing. (b) A written objection to tentative findings is required if evidence will be offered in support of the objection to the tentative findings or if a new substantial issue of law is raised in support of the objection to the tentative findings. If evidence will be offered in support of the written objection to the tentative findings, the written objection shall include a statement describing why an evidentiary hearing is required, what evidence will be presented, and how long such a hearing would take. If a new substantial issue of law is raised in support of the written objection to tentative findings, such an objection shall be supported by a brief. Unless the court orders otherwise, a written objection to the tentative findings will be resolved at sentencing in such manner as the court deems appropriate. (c) Any written objection to tentative findings shall be filed no later than five business days prior to the date set for sentencing. If that is not possible due to the lack of time between the issuance of tentative findings and the sentencing hearing, the written objection shall be filed as soon as possible but not later than one business day prior to sentencing. 9. at : Sentencing before ________________. The probation officer is directed to provide copies of any sentencing recommendation to counsel for the government and counsel for the defendant at the time the recommendation is submitted to the sentencing judge. The dates in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this order may be altered by written notice to counsel and the judge by the probation office. DATED this day of , 20____. BY THE COURT: s/ United States District Judge