Judge George Levi Russell III — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge George Levi Russell III sits in the District of Maryland (DMD) and granted a downward variance in 230 of 411 federal sentencings (56.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge George Levi Russell III, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge George Levi Russell III grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (230 below-guideline cases out of 411 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Remorse125-40.5%
  2. 2.Acceptance of responsibility120-37.5%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities104-41.1%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)93-39.9%
  5. 5.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse79-34.5%
  6. 6.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)77-38.5%
  7. 7.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)59-38.3%
  8. 8.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)58-39.8%
  9. 9.Lack of Youthful Guidance57-35.6%
  10. 10.Mule/Role in the offense46-37.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge George Levi Russell III

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge George Levi Russell III's 335 Zone D sentencings, 189 (56.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended335 cases
  • Within range
    120(35.8%)
  • Below range
    189(56.4%)
    avg −35.3% below min
  • Above range
    26(7.8%)
    avg +51.3% above max

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