Judge John Preston Bailey — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey sits in the Northern District of West Virginia (NDWV) and granted a downward variance in 118 of 350 federal sentencings (33.7%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge John Preston Bailey, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge John Preston Bailey grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (118 below-guideline cases out of 350 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)19-70.0%
  2. 2.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision17-85.4%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record10-59.2%
  4. 4.Mule/Role in the offense9-68.4%
  5. 5.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement9-28.1%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)8-75.4%
  7. 7.Acceptance of responsibility8-50.2%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse7-53.7%
  9. 9.(5H1.4) Physical condition6-79.0%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation6-75.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge John Preston Bailey

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge John Preston Bailey's 278 Zone D sentencings, 94 (33.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended278 cases
  • Within range
    172(61.9%)
  • Below range
    94(33.8%)
    avg −45.9% below min
  • Above range
    12(4.3%)
    avg +108.8% above max

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