Judge Frederick Scullin — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Frederick Scullin sits in the Northern District of New York (NDNY) and granted a downward variance in 54 of 144 federal sentencings (37.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Frederick Scullin, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Frederick Scullin grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (54 below-guideline cases out of 144 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)27-39.1%
  2. 2.Rehabilitation8-52.1%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities7-49.3%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse7-38.4%
  5. 5.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision6-65.8%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Physical condition5-39.3%
  7. 7.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance5-36.2%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)5-31.7%
  9. 9.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants4-57.1%
  10. 10.(5H1.5) Previous employment record4-50.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Frederick Scullin

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Frederick Scullin's 106 Zone D sentencings, 45 (42.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended106 cases
  • Within range
    61(57.5%)
  • Below range
    45(42.5%)
    avg −36.6% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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