Judge Eric N. Vitaliano — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano sits in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and granted a downward variance in 103 of 151 federal sentencings (68.2%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Eric N. Vitaliano, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Eric N. Vitaliano grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (103 below-guideline cases out of 151 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities38-51.6%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)30-49.2%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense21-52.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)19-48.2%
  5. 5.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior16-51.7%
  6. 6.Global Plea15-54.5%
  7. 7.(5H1.4) Physical condition12-66.3%
  8. 8.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)12-65.6%
  9. 9.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)12-63.1%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation11-63.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Eric N. Vitaliano

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Eric N. Vitaliano's 131 Zone D sentencings, 90 (68.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended131 cases
  • Within range
    38(29.0%)
  • Below range
    90(68.7%)
    avg −47.1% below min
  • Above range
    3(2.3%)

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