Judge James Tyne Moody — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge James Tyne Moody sits in the Northern District of Indiana (NDIN) and granted a downward variance in 87 of 250 federal sentencings (34.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge James Tyne Moody, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge James Tyne Moody grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (87 below-guideline cases out of 250 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)36-64.6%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities14-91.6%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record10-93.5%
  4. 4.Party Motion /Agreement /Consent (Reason Unspecified)10-85.3%
  5. 5.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance7-75.0%
  6. 6.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)5-84.3%
  7. 7.Sufficient punishment5-63.6%
  8. 8.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants4-65.5%
  9. 9.Unspecified government motion (Not 5K1.1 or 5K3.1)4-63.4%
  10. 10.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision3-100.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge James Tyne Moody

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge James Tyne Moody's 203 Zone D sentencings, 59 (29.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended203 cases
  • Within range
    139(68.5%)
  • Below range
    59(29.1%)
    avg −64.0% below min
  • Above range
    5(2.5%)
    avg +80.3% above max

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