Judge Anthony J. Battaglia — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Battaglia sits in the Southern District of California (SDCA) and granted a downward variance in 504 of 611 federal sentencings (82.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Anthony J. Battaglia, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Anthony J. Battaglia grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (504 below-guideline cases out of 611 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5K3.1) Early Disposition. Fast Track program261-52.9%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities107-51.6%
  3. 3.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance87-46.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)72-57.3%
  5. 5.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse68-53.2%
  6. 6.Rehabilitation61-57.7%
  7. 7.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)49-56.0%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Physical condition47-57.7%
  9. 9.(5H1.5) Previous employment record43-60.3%
  10. 10.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement37-58.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Anthony J. Battaglia

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Anthony J. Battaglia's 458 Zone D sentencings, 411 (89.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended458 cases
  • Within range
    46(10.0%)
  • Below range
    411(89.7%)
    avg −47.4% below min
  • Above range
    1(0.2%)
    avg +4.3% above max

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