Judge Susan Oki Mollway — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway sits in the District of Hawaii (DHI) and granted a downward variance in 100 of 188 federal sentencings (53.2%) from FY2012–FY2024. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Susan Oki Mollway, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Susan Oki Mollway grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (100 below-guideline cases out of 188 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities55-42.0%
  2. 2.(5H1.5) Previous employment record32-44.2%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)26-54.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)23-43.2%
  5. 5.Acceptance of responsibility23-39.4%
  6. 6.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision21-48.8%
  7. 7.Rehabilitation14-41.4%
  8. 8.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants12-61.0%
  9. 9.(5H1.4) Physical condition12-42.2%
  10. 10.Remorse11-38.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Susan Oki Mollway

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Susan Oki Mollway's 133 Zone D sentencings, 78 (58.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended133 cases
  • Within range
    50(37.6%)
  • Below range
    78(58.6%)
    avg −35.7% below min
  • Above range
    5(3.8%)
    avg +22.1% above max

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