Judge Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. sits in the Eastern District of California (EDCA) and granted a downward variance in 95 of 250 federal sentencings (38.0%) from FY2012–FY2019. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Garland Ellis Burrell Jr., including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (95 below-guideline cases out of 250 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5K3.1) Early Disposition. Fast Track program21-38.8%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities10-58.6%
  3. 3.Rehabilitation8-34.9%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)7-27.8%
  5. 5.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)6-51.0%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record6-21.4%
  7. 7.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)4-59.4%
  8. 8.Mule/Role in the offense4-44.9%
  9. 9.Lack of Youthful Guidance4-25.6%
  10. 10.Acceptance of responsibility4-24.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Garland Ellis Burrell Jr.

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Garland Ellis Burrell Jr.'s 223 Zone D sentencings, 88 (39.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended223 cases
  • Within range
    130(58.3%)
  • Below range
    88(39.5%)
    avg −36.9% below min
  • Above range
    5(2.2%)
    avg +33.6% above max

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