Judge Gary Richard Brown — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Gary Richard Brown sits in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and granted a downward variance in 58 of 102 federal sentencings (56.9%) from FY2015–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Gary Richard Brown, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Gary Richard Brown grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (58 below-guideline cases out of 102 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities34-38.1%
  2. 2.Mule/Role in the offense28-34.1%
  3. 3.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)17-42.9%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)15-46.9%
  5. 5.Acceptance of responsibility14-43.4%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Community ties14-34.6%
  7. 7.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense13-50.6%
  8. 8.Lack of Youthful Guidance13-45.7%
  9. 9.(5K2.8) Extreme conduct13-34.8%
  10. 10.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)11-39.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Gary Richard Brown

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Gary Richard Brown's 81 Zone D sentencings, 49 (60.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended81 cases
  • Within range
    24(29.6%)
  • Below range
    49(60.5%)
    avg −31.9% below min
  • Above range
    8(9.9%)
    avg +125.4% above max

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