Judge George B. Daniels — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 122 of 161 federal sentencings (75.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge George B. Daniels, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge George B. Daniels grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (122 below-guideline cases out of 161 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities56-56.5%
  2. 2.Mule/Role in the offense38-47.5%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)27-42.9%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility26-46.8%
  5. 5.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants23-59.4%
  6. 6.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)19-56.6%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)16-32.0%
  8. 8.Remorse11-48.7%
  9. 9.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense8-78.3%
  10. 10.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)8-59.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge George B. Daniels

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge George B. Daniels's 135 Zone D sentencings, 110 (81.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended135 cases
  • Within range
    25(18.5%)
  • Below range
    110(81.5%)
    avg −47.2% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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