Judge Aida Delgado-Colon — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Aida Delgado-Colon sits in the District of Puerto Rico (DPR) and granted a downward variance in 207 of 622 federal sentencings (33.3%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Aida Delgado-Colon, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Aida Delgado-Colon grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (207 below-guideline cases out of 622 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities80-47.7%
  2. 2.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision26-66.9%
  3. 3.Nonviolent Offense26-54.7%
  4. 4.Rehabilitation26-48.1%
  5. 5.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)26-43.3%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record25-43.4%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)24-44.9%
  8. 8.Acceptance of responsibility23-46.6%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense23-43.5%
  10. 10.Remorse20-38.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Aida Delgado-Colon

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Aida Delgado-Colon's 465 Zone D sentencings, 163 (35.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended465 cases
  • Within range
    261(56.1%)
  • Below range
    163(35.1%)
    avg −37.1% below min
  • Above range
    41(8.8%)
    avg +35.6% above max

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