Judge Richard Lesley Voorhees — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Richard Lesley Voorhees sits in the Western District of North Carolina (WDNC) and granted a downward variance in 91 of 179 federal sentencings (50.8%) from FY2012–FY2018. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Richard Lesley Voorhees, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Richard Lesley Voorhees grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (91 below-guideline cases out of 179 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities38-45.5%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)32-50.5%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record23-42.6%
  4. 4.Low Likelihood of Recidivism14-63.7%
  5. 5.Remorse14-31.1%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Physical condition13-67.7%
  7. 7.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision13-52.2%
  8. 8.Acceptance of responsibility13-49.4%
  9. 9.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)12-62.5%
  10. 10.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)11-50.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Richard Lesley Voorhees

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Richard Lesley Voorhees's 161 Zone D sentencings, 81 (50.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended161 cases
  • Within range
    78(48.4%)
  • Below range
    81(50.3%)
    avg −41.1% below min
  • Above range
    2(1.2%)
    avg +7.1% above max

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