Judge Stefan R. Underhill — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill sits in the District of Connecticut (DCT) and granted a downward variance in 147 of 211 federal sentencings (69.7%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Stefan R. Underhill, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Stefan R. Underhill grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (147 below-guideline cases out of 211 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)57-52.5%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities36-63.8%
  3. 3.Remorse31-70.2%
  4. 4.Low Likelihood of Recidivism27-71.8%
  5. 5.(5H1.5) Previous employment record24-72.6%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense22-61.2%
  7. 7.Rehabilitation19-70.4%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse19-69.8%
  9. 9.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision19-56.2%
  10. 10.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants19-53.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Stefan R. Underhill

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Stefan R. Underhill's 173 Zone D sentencings, 124 (71.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended173 cases
  • Within range
    44(25.4%)
  • Below range
    124(71.7%)
    avg −45.4% below min
  • Above range
    5(2.9%)
    avg +29.5% above max

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