Judge Brantley David Starr — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Brantley David Starr sits in the Northern District of Texas (NDTX) and granted a downward variance in 51 of 169 federal sentencings (30.2%) from FY2021–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Brantley David Starr, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Brantley David Starr grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (51 below-guideline cases out of 169 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)25-38.3%
  2. 2.Mule/Role in the offense15-43.5%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities15-35.7%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)11-27.2%
  5. 5.(5H1.5) Previous employment record7-44.1%
  6. 6.Applied proposed guideline amendment7-34.1%
  7. 7.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance5-61.3%
  8. 8.(5H1.6) Community ties4-39.2%
  9. 9.(5H1.4) Physical condition4-25.0%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation4-22.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Brantley David Starr

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Brantley David Starr's 143 Zone D sentencings, 42 (29.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended143 cases
  • Within range
    91(63.6%)
  • Below range
    42(29.4%)
    avg −24.9% below min
  • Above range
    10(7.0%)
    avg +69.7% above max

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