Judge Lewis A. Kaplan — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 103 of 169 federal sentencings (60.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Lewis A. Kaplan grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (103 below-guideline cases out of 169 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities40-48.9%
  2. 2.Remorse38-47.2%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense24-57.3%
  4. 4.Nonviolent Offense22-59.5%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)21-34.1%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)20-36.5%
  7. 7.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)19-51.9%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record17-53.2%
  9. 9.Acceptance of responsibility16-65.6%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse15-50.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Lewis A. Kaplan

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Lewis A. Kaplan's 140 Zone D sentencings, 89 (63.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended140 cases
  • Within range
    46(32.9%)
  • Below range
    89(63.6%)
    avg −41.4% below min
  • Above range
    5(3.6%)
    avg +21.2% above max

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