Judge William T. Lawrence — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence sits in the Southern District of Indiana (SDIN) and granted a downward variance in 97 of 226 federal sentencings (42.9%) from FY2012–FY2018. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge William T. Lawrence, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge William T. Lawrence grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (97 below-guideline cases out of 226 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants53-56.6%
  2. 2.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense20-55.2%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities19-49.1%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)15-58.3%
  5. 5.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)15-45.6%
  6. 6.Remorse13-50.7%
  7. 7.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)13-38.2%
  8. 8.Acceptance of responsibility12-44.1%
  9. 9.Low Likelihood of Recidivism8-48.7%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation8-44.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge William T. Lawrence

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge William T. Lawrence's 192 Zone D sentencings, 78 (40.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended192 cases
  • Within range
    108(56.3%)
  • Below range
    78(40.6%)
    avg −40.5% below min
  • Above range
    6(3.1%)
    avg +12.3% above max

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