Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 60 of 169 federal sentencings (35.5%) from FY2012–FY2018. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (60 below-guideline cases out of 169 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Party Motion /Agreement /Consent (Reason Unspecified)6-55.6%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)6-32.1%
  3. 3.Cultural Assimilation6-26.1%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities5-29.3%
  5. 5.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants4-56.6%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)4-27.3%
  7. 7.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance4-23.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley's 117 Zone D sentencings, 48 (41.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended117 cases
  • Within range
    63(53.8%)
  • Below range
    48(41.0%)
    avg −27.8% below min
  • Above range
    6(5.1%)
    avg +62.1% above max

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