Judge Alfred Homer Bennett — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Alfred Homer Bennett sits in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and granted a downward variance in 17 of 36 federal sentencings (47.2%) from FY2016–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Alfred Homer Bennett, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Alfred Homer Bennett grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (17 below-guideline cases out of 36 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)6-23.8%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)4-37.2%
  3. 3.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)3-28.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Alfred Homer Bennett

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Alfred Homer Bennett's 27 Zone D sentencings, 14 (51.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended27 cases
  • Within range
    13(48.1%)
  • Below range
    14(51.9%)
    avg −26.9% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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