Judge Benita Y. Pearson — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Benita Y. Pearson sits in the Northern District of Ohio (NDOH) and granted a downward variance in 170 of 389 federal sentencings (43.7%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Benita Y. Pearson, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Benita Y. Pearson grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (170 below-guideline cases out of 389 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Lack of Youthful Guidance11-28.2%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)9-53.6%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)9-39.3%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)8-31.1%
  5. 5.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants7-24.3%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Physical condition5-53.8%
  7. 7.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities5-40.7%
  8. 8.Mule/Role in the offense4-50.3%
  9. 9.Proposed changes to the 2D1.1 drug quantity table4-39.7%
  10. 10.First Step Act Safety Valve4-31.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Benita Y. Pearson

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Benita Y. Pearson's 324 Zone D sentencings, 144 (44.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended324 cases
  • Within range
    169(52.2%)
  • Below range
    144(44.4%)
    avg −33.2% below min
  • Above range
    11(3.4%)
    avg +27.3% above max

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