Judge Donald L. Graham — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 73 of 181 federal sentencings (40.3%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Donald L. Graham, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Donald L. Graham grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (73 below-guideline cases out of 181 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)23-34.6%
  2. 2.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants12-31.5%
  3. 3.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)11-38.7%
  4. 4.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)10-30.3%
  5. 5.(5H1.3) Mental and emotional conditions7-38.6%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)6-33.7%
  7. 7.Defendant's positive background/good character4-99.3%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Physical condition4-49.6%
  9. 9.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities4-33.4%
  10. 10.Mule/Role in the offense3-17.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Donald L. Graham

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Donald L. Graham's 142 Zone D sentencings, 60 (42.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended142 cases
  • Within range
    80(56.3%)
  • Below range
    60(42.3%)
    avg −30.7% below min
  • Above range
    2(1.4%)
    avg +76.2% above max

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