Judge Catherine C. Blake — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sits in the District of Maryland (DMD) and granted a downward variance in 208 of 373 federal sentencings (55.8%) from FY2012–FY2022. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Catherine C. Blake, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Catherine C. Blake grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (208 below-guideline cases out of 373 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)84-38.4%
  2. 2.Mule/Role in the offense51-43.0%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility48-43.2%
  4. 4.Nonviolent Offense28-43.3%
  5. 5.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants25-36.7%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)24-43.5%
  7. 7.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities19-58.0%
  8. 8.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement19-35.8%
  9. 9.(5H1.5) Previous employment record17-62.2%
  10. 10.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)17-43.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Catherine C. Blake

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Catherine C. Blake's 333 Zone D sentencings, 186 (55.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended333 cases
  • Within range
    113(33.9%)
  • Below range
    186(55.9%)
    avg −34.3% below min
  • Above range
    34(10.2%)
    avg +42.3% above max

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