Judge Carlton W. Reeves — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves sits in the Southern District of Mississippi (SDMS) and granted a downward variance in 66 of 181 federal sentencings (36.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Carlton W. Reeves, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Carlton W. Reeves grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (66 below-guideline cases out of 181 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)31-46.9%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)11-50.7%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities10-65.0%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse7-63.0%
  5. 5.(5H1.5) Previous employment record6-82.6%
  6. 6.Rehabilitation6-60.2%
  7. 7.Policy Disagreement with the Guidelines (Kimbrough v. U.S. 552 U.S. 85 (2007)6-33.7%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Physical condition5-93.6%
  9. 9.Nonviolent Offense5-78.3%
  10. 10.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)5-67.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Carlton W. Reeves

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Carlton W. Reeves's 143 Zone D sentencings, 49 (34.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended143 cases
  • Within range
    89(62.2%)
  • Below range
    49(34.3%)
    avg −38.8% below min
  • Above range
    5(3.5%)
    avg +30.5% above max

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