Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger sits in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) and granted a downward variance in 44 of 84 federal sentencings (52.4%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (44 below-guideline cases out of 84 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities5-51.0%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)3-72.7%
  3. 3.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance3-45.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger's 62 Zone D sentencings, 33 (53.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended62 cases
  • Within range
    25(40.3%)
  • Below range
    33(53.2%)
    avg −31.3% below min
  • Above range
    4(6.5%)
    avg +23.3% above max

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