Judge Charles B. Kornmann — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann sits in the District of South Dakota (DSD) and granted a downward variance in 105 of 346 federal sentencings (30.3%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Charles B. Kornmann, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Charles B. Kornmann grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (105 below-guideline cases out of 346 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance19-52.0%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)18-68.3%
  3. 3.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense11-81.7%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities9-49.9%
  5. 5.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)9-46.4%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record8-61.0%
  7. 7.(5K2.10) Victim's conduct8-33.1%
  8. 8.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision7-61.1%
  9. 9.Restitution5-72.4%
  10. 10.Acceptance of responsibility5-28.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Charles B. Kornmann

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Charles B. Kornmann's 255 Zone D sentencings, 80 (31.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended255 cases
  • Within range
    141(55.3%)
  • Below range
    80(31.4%)
    avg −43.0% below min
  • Above range
    34(13.3%)
    avg +51.2% above max

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