Judge William M. Skretny — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny sits in the Western District of New York (WDNY) and granted a downward variance in 247 of 374 federal sentencings (66.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge William M. Skretny, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge William M. Skretny grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (247 below-guideline cases out of 374 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Remorse94-52.6%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities71-57.1%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)48-56.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.5) Previous employment record45-68.4%
  5. 5.Rehabilitation28-57.8%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Physical condition24-69.6%
  7. 7.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision24-62.0%
  8. 8.(5H1.2) Educational and vocational skills19-44.4%
  9. 9.(5H1.3) Mental and emotional conditions13-62.7%
  10. 10.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)13-51.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge William M. Skretny

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge William M. Skretny's 256 Zone D sentencings, 194 (75.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended256 cases
  • Within range
    60(23.4%)
  • Below range
    194(75.8%)
    avg −42.9% below min
  • Above range
    2(0.8%)
    avg +8.3% above max

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