Judge Sam E. Haddon — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon sits in the District of Montana (DMT) and granted a downward variance in 4 of 53 federal sentencings (7.5%) from FY2012–FY2020. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Sam E. Haddon, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Sam E. Haddon grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (4 below-guideline cases out of 53 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.5) Previous employment record4-79.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Sam E. Haddon

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Sam E. Haddon's 41 Zone D sentencings, 2 (4.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended41 cases
  • Within range
    39(95.1%)
  • Below range
    2(4.9%)
    avg −58.3% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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