Judge Daniel L. Hovland — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland sits in the District of North Dakota (DND) and granted a downward variance in 291 of 652 federal sentencings (44.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Daniel L. Hovland, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Daniel L. Hovland grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (291 below-guideline cases out of 652 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)49-53.9%
  2. 2.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense47-53.9%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)43-37.2%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities41-55.2%
  5. 5.(5H1.5) Previous employment record34-66.2%
  6. 6.Acceptance of responsibility33-56.2%
  7. 7.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision32-68.2%
  8. 8.Time Served32-26.5%
  9. 9.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)26-37.7%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Community ties25-71.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Daniel L. Hovland

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Daniel L. Hovland's 549 Zone D sentencings, 240 (43.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended549 cases
  • Within range
    272(49.5%)
  • Below range
    240(43.7%)
    avg −37.0% below min
  • Above range
    37(6.7%)
    avg +52.1% above max

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