Judge David C. Bramlette — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette sits in the Southern District of Mississippi (SDMS) and granted a downward variance in 23 of 171 federal sentencings (13.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge David C. Bramlette, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge David C. Bramlette grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (23 below-guideline cases out of 171 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)6-92.8%
  2. 2.(5H1.5) Previous employment record4-81.5%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities3-86.6%
  4. 4.Mule/Role in the offense3-85.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge David C. Bramlette

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge David C. Bramlette's 119 Zone D sentencings, 12 (10.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended119 cases
  • Within range
    102(85.7%)
  • Below range
    12(10.1%)
    avg −57.0% below min
  • Above range
    5(4.2%)
    avg +39.4% above max

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