Judge Rebecca Beach Smith — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith sits in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) and granted a downward variance in 40 of 230 federal sentencings (17.4%) from FY2012–FY2024. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Rebecca Beach Smith, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Rebecca Beach Smith grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (40 below-guideline cases out of 230 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants14-23.1%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)8-31.5%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility6-37.3%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities5-36.1%
  5. 5.Remorse5-35.1%
  6. 6.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)4-47.4%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)4-34.7%
  8. 8.Lack of Youthful Guidance4-26.4%
  9. 9.Early Plea3-38.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Rebecca Beach Smith

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Rebecca Beach Smith's 184 Zone D sentencings, 33 (17.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended184 cases
  • Within range
    142(77.2%)
  • Below range
    33(17.9%)
    avg −29.6% below min
  • Above range
    9(4.9%)
    avg +25.4% above max

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