Judge Silvia Luisa Carreño-Coll — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Silvia Luisa Carreño-Coll sits in the District of Puerto Rico (DPR) and granted a downward variance in 82 of 143 federal sentencings (57.3%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Silvia Luisa Carreño-Coll, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Silvia Luisa Carreño-Coll grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (82 below-guideline cases out of 143 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities18-36.0%
  2. 2.Acceptance of responsibility13-33.0%
  3. 3.Deportation12-28.7%
  4. 4.(5H1.5) Previous employment record10-36.9%
  5. 5.Nonviolent Offense9-43.9%
  6. 6.(5K2.23) Discharge Terms of Imprisonment9-42.0%
  7. 7.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)9-40.8%
  8. 8.Mule/Role in the offense9-34.1%
  9. 9.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)9-30.8%
  10. 10.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement7-20.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Silvia Luisa Carreño-Coll

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Silvia Luisa Carreño-Coll's 131 Zone D sentencings, 80 (61.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended131 cases
  • Within range
    45(34.4%)
  • Below range
    80(61.1%)
    avg −31.6% below min
  • Above range
    6(4.6%)
    avg +18.0% above max

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