Judge Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández — Federal Sentencing Patterns
U.S. District Judge Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández sits in the District of Puerto Rico (DPR) and granted a downward variance in 119 of 254 federal sentencings (46.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.
Top reasons Judge Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández grants downward variances
Reasons included across all guideline chapters (119 below-guideline cases out of 254 cases identified)
- 1.Acceptance of responsibility23-33.0%
- 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities22-41.7%
- 3.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement22-41.0%
- 4.(5H1.5) Previous employment record15-39.7%
- 5.Nonviolent Offense13-55.3%
- 6.Rehabilitation11-48.0%
- 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)10-39.4%
- 8.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision8-54.9%
- 9.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)8-51.5%
- 10.Mule/Role in the offense7-43.4%
Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández
Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández's 220 Zone D sentencings, 110 (50.0%) fell below range.
- Within range100(45.5%)
- Below range110(50.0%)avg −34.0% below min
- Above range10(4.5%)avg +21.3% above max
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