Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt sits in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and granted a downward variance in 14 of 38 federal sentencings (36.8%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (14 below-guideline cases out of 38 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)3-66.6%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)3-57.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt's 25 Zone D sentencings, 11 (44.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended25 cases
  • Within range
    13(52.0%)
  • Below range
    11(44.0%)
    avg −43.8% below min
  • Above range
    1(4.0%)

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