Judge William Francis Kuntz — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge William Francis Kuntz sits in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and granted a downward variance in 51 of 166 federal sentencings (30.7%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge William Francis Kuntz, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge William Francis Kuntz grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (51 below-guideline cases out of 166 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance12-36.4%
  2. 2.Global Plea10-27.4%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)9-30.3%
  4. 4.Mule/Role in the offense8-53.9%
  5. 5.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities8-51.7%
  6. 6.(5K3.1) Early Disposition. Fast Track program7-41.2%
  7. 7.Acceptance of responsibility6-34.5%
  8. 8.Global disposition6-32.4%
  9. 9.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)5-42.8%
  10. 10.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)5-40.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge William Francis Kuntz

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge William Francis Kuntz's 147 Zone D sentencings, 45 (30.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended147 cases
  • Within range
    92(62.6%)
  • Below range
    45(30.6%)
    avg −42.4% below min
  • Above range
    10(6.8%)
    avg +44.7% above max

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