Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. sits in the Northern District of Georgia (NDGA) and granted a downward variance in 86 of 169 federal sentencings (50.9%) from FY2012–FY2021. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr., including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (86 below-guideline cases out of 169 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Time Served15-31.2%
  2. 2.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants14-27.1%
  3. 3.Early Plea14-21.2%
  4. 4.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)13-31.8%
  5. 5.Proposed changes to the 2D1.1 drug quantity table7-32.6%
  6. 6.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement6-50.0%
  7. 7.Savings to government5-14.9%
  8. 8.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)4-47.9%
  9. 9.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision3-76.6%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities3-66.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr.

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr.'s 152 Zone D sentencings, 79 (52.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended152 cases
  • Within range
    66(43.4%)
  • Below range
    79(52.0%)
    avg −30.7% below min
  • Above range
    7(4.6%)
    avg +36.1% above max

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