Judges have gone below prosecutors’ recommendations three-quarters of time, and below federal sentencing guidelines a little less than 40 percent
The judges appointed by Democratic presidents have imposed jail or prison sentences in 61 percent of their cases, and probation in 18 percent of the cases, while judges appointed by Republican presidents have given jail or prison sentences in 48 percent of their cases, and probation in 34 percent of cases.
typically seek 30- or 45-day jail sentences for misdemeanors. For felonies, the U.S. attorney’s office has looked at the federal sentencing guidelines, which account for both the seriousness of the crime and the defendant’s criminal history, and usually asked for the midpoint of the guidelines’ range.
Republican judges have gone below the government recommendation 82 percent of the time, and Democratic judges about 72 percent of the time. There are 13 Democratic and eight Republican judges handling Jan. 6 cases on the D.C. federal bench.Despite their harsh rhetoric, D.C. judges have regularly sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to terms below even what federal sentencing guidelines call for — a little less than 38 percent of the time.
Matthew M. Wood was one of the first rioters to enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. After traveling to D.C. from North Carolina, the 23-year-old spent 80 minutes inside the Capitol as he chased officers through corridors, roamed through offices, including those of then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi“I’m in the Capitol,” Wood texted a friend during the riot, “we stormed it. I am fighting capitol police.”
Of the 11 felony trial sentencings so far, the judges have gone below the government’s recommendation every time, and below the guidelines in eight of the cases.was convicted by a jury of clearing out a smashed window and being one of the first rioters to enter the Capitol, and guidelines called for him to face a sentence of 57 to 71 months. Prosecutors asked for 64 months.
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