Judge Vernon Dion Oliver — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Vernon Dion Oliver sits in the District of Connecticut (DCT) and granted a downward variance in 14 of 26 federal sentencings (53.8%) from FY2021–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Vernon Dion Oliver, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Vernon Dion Oliver grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (14 below-guideline cases out of 26 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities8-74.3%
  2. 2.Rehabilitation4-72.7%
  3. 3.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance4-55.0%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)4-53.9%
  5. 5.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)4-46.9%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record3-71.9%
  7. 7.Nonviolent Offense3-58.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Vernon Dion Oliver

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Vernon Dion Oliver's 24 Zone D sentencings, 14 (58.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended24 cases
  • Within range
    10(41.7%)
  • Below range
    14(58.3%)
    avg −62.9% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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