Judge Terry R. Means — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means sits in the Northern District of Texas (NDTX) and granted a downward variance in 66 of 219 federal sentencings (30.1%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Terry R. Means, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Terry R. Means grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (66 below-guideline cases out of 219 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Non-Crack Drug Table Disparity18-20.5%
  2. 2.Policy Disagreement with the Guidelines (Kimbrough v. U.S. 552 U.S. 85 (2007)17-21.8%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities8-40.0%
  4. 4.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)7-42.5%
  5. 5.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)7-32.3%
  6. 6.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement5-77.3%
  7. 7.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)5-29.8%
  8. 8.Rehabilitation4-48.1%
  9. 9.(5H1.5) Previous employment record3-53.3%
  10. 10.Acceptance of responsibility3-50.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Terry R. Means

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Terry R. Means's 194 Zone D sentencings, 60 (30.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended194 cases
  • Within range
    120(61.9%)
  • Below range
    60(30.9%)
    avg −34.8% below min
  • Above range
    14(7.2%)
    avg +49.5% above max

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