Judge Orlando Luis Garcia — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Orlando Luis Garcia sits in the Western District of Texas (WDTX) and granted a downward variance in 300 of 573 federal sentencings (52.4%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Orlando Luis Garcia, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Orlando Luis Garcia grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (300 below-guideline cases out of 573 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)100-36.5%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities53-44.9%
  3. 3.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse28-32.8%
  4. 4.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)25-30.7%
  5. 5.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement16-48.4%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)16-44.6%
  7. 7.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)16-37.7%
  8. 8.Mule/Role in the offense15-48.8%
  9. 9.(5H1.4) Physical condition15-47.7%
  10. 10.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)13-38.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Orlando Luis Garcia

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Orlando Luis Garcia's 478 Zone D sentencings, 260 (54.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended478 cases
  • Within range
    202(42.3%)
  • Below range
    260(54.4%)
    avg −34.0% below min
  • Above range
    16(3.3%)
    avg +60.9% above max

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