Judge Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. sits in the Middle District of North Carolina (MDNC) and granted a downward variance in 54 of 286 federal sentencings (18.9%) from FY2012–FY2022. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr., including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (54 below-guideline cases out of 286 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)12-32.4%
  2. 2.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)10-41.9%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record9-39.6%
  4. 4.Def participated in psychosexual assessment8-45.4%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)7-27.7%
  6. 6.Rehabilitation7-23.4%
  7. 7.Low Likelihood of Recidivism6-50.3%
  8. 8.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance6-23.3%
  9. 9.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities5-54.5%
  10. 10.No Inappropriate Conduct with Children/Not a Pedophile5-45.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr.

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr.'s 235 Zone D sentencings, 46 (19.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended235 cases
  • Within range
    178(75.7%)
  • Below range
    46(19.6%)
    avg −34.7% below min
  • Above range
    11(4.7%)
    avg +21.7% above max

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