Judge Charles Edward Atchley — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Charles Edward Atchley sits in the Eastern District of Tennessee (EDTN) and granted a downward variance in 84 of 183 federal sentencings (45.9%) from FY2022–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Charles Edward Atchley, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Charles Edward Atchley grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (84 below-guideline cases out of 183 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Early Plea48-30.0%
  2. 2.Acceptance of responsibility37-28.1%
  3. 3.Waiver of appeal33-28.9%
  4. 4.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)16-28.3%
  5. 5.Mule/Role in the offense13-25.9%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse12-33.3%
  7. 7.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities8-36.4%
  8. 8.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement6-17.3%
  9. 9.Remorse4-26.5%
  10. 10.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)4-24.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Charles Edward Atchley

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Charles Edward Atchley's 170 Zone D sentencings, 81 (47.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended170 cases
  • Within range
    79(46.5%)
  • Below range
    81(47.6%)
    avg −27.5% below min
  • Above range
    10(5.9%)
    avg +85.9% above max

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