Judge Steve C. Jones — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones sits in the Northern District of Georgia (NDGA) and granted a downward variance in 239 of 412 federal sentencings (58.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Steve C. Jones, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Steve C. Jones grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (239 below-guideline cases out of 412 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)49-35.0%
  2. 2.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement21-41.5%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)21-30.3%
  4. 4.Time Served19-22.2%
  5. 5.Early Plea19-14.9%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities13-40.1%
  7. 7.Savings to government13-16.9%
  8. 8.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance10-45.0%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense10-36.4%
  10. 10.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants10-26.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Steve C. Jones

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Steve C. Jones's 357 Zone D sentencings, 218 (61.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended357 cases
  • Within range
    130(36.4%)
  • Below range
    218(61.1%)
    avg −31.7% below min
  • Above range
    9(2.5%)
    avg +51.8% above max

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