Judge J. Daniel Breen — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge J. Daniel Breen sits in the Western District of Tennessee (WDTN) and granted a downward variance in 239 of 497 federal sentencings (48.1%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge J. Daniel Breen, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge J. Daniel Breen grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (239 below-guideline cases out of 497 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement25-38.9%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)16-42.5%
  3. 3.Totality of Circumstances/Combination of Factors (Cook/Koon)15-34.3%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Physical condition11-70.6%
  5. 5.Proposed changes to the 2D1.1 drug quantity table11-36.4%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record8-45.8%
  7. 7.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities8-42.6%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)6-48.3%
  9. 9.Sufficient punishment6-47.0%
  10. 10.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants5-32.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge J. Daniel Breen

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge J. Daniel Breen's 447 Zone D sentencings, 212 (47.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended447 cases
  • Within range
    219(49.0%)
  • Below range
    212(47.4%)
    avg −36.9% below min
  • Above range
    16(3.6%)
    avg +74.7% above max

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