Judge H. Russel Holland — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge H. Russel Holland sits in the District of Alaska (DAK) and granted a downward variance in 17 of 28 federal sentencings (60.7%) from FY2012–FY2015. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge H. Russel Holland, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge H. Russel Holland grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (17 below-guideline cases out of 28 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants10-54.0%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)8-51.8%
  3. 3.Low Likelihood of Recidivism6-69.5%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)4-59.0%
  5. 5.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse3-27.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge H. Russel Holland

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge H. Russel Holland's 24 Zone D sentencings, 15 (62.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended24 cases
  • Within range
    9(37.5%)
  • Below range
    15(62.5%)
    avg −51.2% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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