Judge Gregory A. Presnell — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell sits in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) and granted a downward variance in 174 of 251 federal sentencings (69.3%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Gregory A. Presnell, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Gregory A. Presnell grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (174 below-guideline cases out of 251 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)60-42.6%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities35-57.2%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)18-54.5%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Physical condition16-50.4%
  5. 5.Low Likelihood of Recidivism15-62.3%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record15-56.7%
  7. 7.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense15-55.8%
  8. 8.Remorse15-51.2%
  9. 9.Nonviolent Offense15-51.1%
  10. 10.Mule/Role in the offense14-55.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Gregory A. Presnell

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Gregory A. Presnell's 186 Zone D sentencings, 135 (72.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended186 cases
  • Within range
    42(22.6%)
  • Below range
    135(72.6%)
    avg −36.1% below min
  • Above range
    9(4.8%)
    avg +16.7% above max

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