Judge Reed Charles O'Connor — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Reed Charles O'Connor sits in the Northern District of Texas (NDTX) and granted a downward variance in 127 of 452 federal sentencings (28.1%) from FY2015–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Reed Charles O'Connor, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Reed Charles O'Connor grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (127 below-guideline cases out of 452 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)20-38.2%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)19-32.3%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense15-44.1%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)11-37.2%
  5. 5.Applied proposed guideline amendment11-16.0%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Physical condition10-39.3%
  7. 7.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities8-46.5%
  8. 8.Remorse8-39.2%
  9. 9.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)7-40.3%
  10. 10.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)7-40.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Reed Charles O'Connor

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Reed Charles O'Connor's 400 Zone D sentencings, 112 (28.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended400 cases
  • Within range
    254(63.5%)
  • Below range
    112(28.0%)
    avg −33.6% below min
  • Above range
    34(8.5%)
    avg +91.3% above max

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