Judge Edward Sunyol Kiel — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Edward Sunyol Kiel sits in the District of New Jersey (DNJ) and granted a downward variance in 17 of 36 federal sentencings (47.2%) from FY2021–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Edward Sunyol Kiel, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Edward Sunyol Kiel grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (17 below-guideline cases out of 36 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities13-43.9%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)11-37.3%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense7-42.6%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse6-50.6%
  5. 5.Remorse6-36.9%
  6. 6.Nonviolent Offense5-40.4%
  7. 7.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision5-38.3%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record5-31.7%
  9. 9.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)5-20.8%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Community ties3-64.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Edward Sunyol Kiel

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Edward Sunyol Kiel's 33 Zone D sentencings, 16 (48.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended33 cases
  • Within range
    17(51.5%)
  • Below range
    16(48.5%)
    avg −37.9% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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