Judge Lawrence E. Kahn — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn sits in the Northern District of New York (NDNY) and granted a downward variance in 35 of 126 federal sentencings (27.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Lawrence E. Kahn, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Lawrence E. Kahn grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (35 below-guideline cases out of 126 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)12-54.4%
  2. 2.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision8-83.7%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record7-91.8%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)7-48.6%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)5-41.3%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense4-72.3%
  7. 7.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense4-43.0%
  8. 8.Nonviolent Offense4-29.8%
  9. 9.Rehabilitation3-64.4%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Community ties3-23.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Lawrence E. Kahn

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Lawrence E. Kahn's 78 Zone D sentencings, 23 (29.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended78 cases
  • Within range
    54(69.2%)
  • Below range
    23(29.5%)
    avg −40.1% below min
  • Above range
    1(1.3%)
    avg +50.0% above max

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