Judge Jose Rolando Olvera — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Jose Rolando Olvera sits in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and granted a downward variance in 19 of 29 federal sentencings (65.5%) from FY2013–FY2023. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Jose Rolando Olvera, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Jose Rolando Olvera grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (19 below-guideline cases out of 29 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)11-54.6%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)10-54.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Jose Rolando Olvera

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Jose Rolando Olvera's 22 Zone D sentencings, 13 (59.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended22 cases
  • Within range
    8(36.4%)
  • Below range
    13(59.1%)
    avg −55.1% below min
  • Above range
    1(4.5%)

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