Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks sits in the District of South Carolina (DSC) and granted a downward variance in 100 of 267 federal sentencings (37.5%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (100 below-guideline cases out of 267 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities25-47.9%
  2. 2.Rehabilitation18-47.2%
  3. 3.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement18-43.5%
  4. 4.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)14-74.4%
  5. 5.Remorse12-48.1%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Physical condition11-65.9%
  7. 7.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)11-50.0%
  8. 8.Lack of Youthful Guidance9-20.5%
  9. 9.Pre-Sentence Rehabilitation7-69.1%
  10. 10.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)7-47.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks's 222 Zone D sentencings, 84 (37.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended222 cases
  • Within range
    131(59.0%)
  • Below range
    84(37.8%)
    avg −47.1% below min
  • Above range
    7(3.2%)
    avg +103.1% above max

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