Judge Melinda Harmon — Federal Sentencing Patterns
U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon sits in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and granted a downward variance in 1 of 5 federal sentencings (20.0%) from FY2015–FY2017. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Melinda Harmon, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.
Top reasons Judge Melinda Harmon grants downward variances
Reasons included across all guideline chapters (1 below-guideline cases out of 5 cases identified)
No standardized reasons reported for these cases.
Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Melinda Harmon
Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Melinda Harmon's 2 Zone D sentencings, 0 (0.0%) fell below range.
- Within range1(50.0%)
- Below range0(0.0%)
- Above range1(50.0%)avg +38.1% above max
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