Judge Jane J. Boyle — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle sits in the Northern District of Texas (NDTX) and granted a downward variance in 35 of 167 federal sentencings (21.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Jane J. Boyle, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Jane J. Boyle grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (35 below-guideline cases out of 167 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)19-61.9%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)11-43.3%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense10-65.9%
  4. 4.Remorse6-67.2%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)6-51.3%
  6. 6.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance5-66.1%
  7. 7.(5H1.5) Previous employment record5-52.9%
  8. 8.Acceptance of responsibility4-70.5%
  9. 9.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities4-67.3%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation3-71.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Jane J. Boyle

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Jane J. Boyle's 137 Zone D sentencings, 27 (19.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended137 cases
  • Within range
    95(69.3%)
  • Below range
    27(19.7%)
    avg −53.9% below min
  • Above range
    15(10.9%)
    avg +52.4% above max

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