Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 38 of 182 federal sentencings (20.9%) from FY2021–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (38 below-guideline cases out of 182 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)15-47.4%
  2. 2.Acceptance of responsibility14-33.3%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities12-33.3%
  4. 4.Remorse12-28.6%
  5. 5.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)7-51.0%
  6. 6.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)6-24.3%
  7. 7.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance5-42.9%
  8. 8.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)5-22.2%
  9. 9.(5H1.4) Physical condition4-38.9%
  10. 10.Mule/Role in the offense4-38.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon's 123 Zone D sentencings, 27 (22.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended123 cases
  • Within range
    77(62.6%)
  • Below range
    27(22.0%)
    avg −19.8% below min
  • Above range
    19(15.4%)
    avg +38.2% above max

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