Judge Callie V. Granade — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Callie V. Granade sits in the Southern District of Alabama (SDAL) and granted a downward variance in 135 of 438 federal sentencings (30.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Callie V. Granade, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Callie V. Granade grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (135 below-guideline cases out of 438 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Remorse15-71.0%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)15-68.6%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record13-79.6%
  4. 4.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision11-78.4%
  5. 5.Rehabilitation11-73.3%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities7-90.3%
  7. 7.Nonviolent Offense7-79.9%
  8. 8.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense7-69.0%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense7-55.3%
  10. 10.Pre-Sentence Rehabilitation6-80.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Callie V. Granade

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Callie V. Granade's 316 Zone D sentencings, 90 (28.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended316 cases
  • Within range
    217(68.7%)
  • Below range
    90(28.5%)
    avg −51.1% below min
  • Above range
    9(2.8%)
    avg +30.3% above max

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