Judge Anna Marie Manasco — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Anna Marie Manasco sits in the Northern District of Alabama (NDAL) and granted a downward variance in 33 of 131 federal sentencings (25.2%) from FY2021–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Anna Marie Manasco, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Anna Marie Manasco grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (33 below-guideline cases out of 131 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)9-64.6%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)7-43.8%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility6-65.3%
  4. 4.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision5-74.4%
  5. 5.Remorse5-74.4%
  6. 6.Nonviolent Offense5-69.1%
  7. 7.Waiver of appeal4-84.1%
  8. 8.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense4-82.3%
  9. 9.Applied proposed guideline amendment4-41.9%
  10. 10.(5H1.5) Previous employment record3-73.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Anna Marie Manasco

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Anna Marie Manasco's 104 Zone D sentencings, 22 (21.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended104 cases
  • Within range
    77(74.0%)
  • Below range
    22(21.2%)
    avg −50.1% below min
  • Above range
    5(4.8%)
    avg +55.2% above max

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