Judge Jean-Paul Boulee — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Jean-Paul Boulee sits in the Northern District of Georgia (NDGA) and granted a downward variance in 32 of 60 federal sentencings (53.3%) from FY2020–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Jean-Paul Boulee, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Jean-Paul Boulee grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (32 below-guideline cases out of 60 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)16-41.5%
  2. 2.(5H1.5) Previous employment record14-32.9%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities14-30.0%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility13-33.2%
  5. 5.Remorse12-28.0%
  6. 6.Lack of Youthful Guidance9-21.5%
  7. 7.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance7-48.6%
  8. 8.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)7-41.6%
  9. 9.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense6-32.2%
  10. 10.Mule/Role in the offense5-40.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Jean-Paul Boulee

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Jean-Paul Boulee's 54 Zone D sentencings, 30 (55.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended54 cases
  • Within range
    24(44.4%)
  • Below range
    30(55.6%)
    avg −30.5% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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