Judge Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. sits in the Northern District of Alabama (NDAL) and granted a downward variance in 7 of 51 federal sentencings (13.7%) from FY2012–FY2014. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Charles Lynwood Smith Jr., including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (7 below-guideline cases out of 51 cases identified)

No standardized reasons reported for these cases.

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.'s 34 Zone D sentencings, 1 (2.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended34 cases
  • Within range
    33(97.1%)
  • Below range
    1(2.9%)
    avg −36.2% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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