Guideline Application Frequencies for Fiscal Year 2007. The following two comprehensive data tables provide information on guideline application during Fiscal Year 2007. The first table, Use of Guidelines and Specific Offense Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2007, details the use, during this fiscal year, of each guideline, alternative base offense level, and Specific Offense Characteristic (SOC). The second table, Chapter Three Adjustments, Fiscal Year 2007, provides the number and percentage of Chapter Three adjustments for each guideline.
Guideline Application Frequencies for Fiscal Year 2006. The following two comprehensive data tables provide information on guideline application during Fiscal Year 2006. The first table, Use of Guidelines and Specific Offense Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2006, details the use, during this fiscal year, of each guideline, alternative base offense level, and Specific Offense Characteristic (SOC). The second table, Chapter Three Adjustments, Use of Specific Offense Characteristics, Upward Departures and Trial Rates: Fiscal Year 2006, provides the number and percentage of cases involving the use of the pertinent guideline sections.
Guideline Application Frequencies for Fiscal Year 2005. The materials contained herein are basically two comprehensive data tables. The first, entitled Use of Guidelines and Specific Offense Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2005, details the use of each guideline, alternative base offense level, and Specific Offense Characteristic (SOC) in Fiscal Year 2005. The second, entitled Chapter Three Adjustments, Use of Specific Offense Characteristics, Upward Departures and Trial Rates: Fiscal Year 2005, gives the number and percentage of cases involving the use of the pertinent guidelines sections. The statistics are in three sections: the overall fiscal year, the pre-Booker period (October 1, 2004 through January 11, 2005), and the post-Booker period (January 12, 2005 through September 30, 2005).
Guideline Application Frequencies for Fiscal Year 2004. The following two comprehensive data tables provide information on guideline application during Fiscal Year 2004. The first table, Use of Guidelines and Specific Offense Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2004, details the use, during this fiscal year, of each guideline, alternative base offense level, and Specific Offense Characteristic (SOC). The second table, Chapter Three Adjustments, Use of Specific Offense Characteristics, Upward Departures and Trial Rates: Fiscal Year 2004, provides the number and percentage of cases involving the use of the pertinent guideline sections. The statistics are presented in three sections: the overall fiscal year, the pre-Blakely period (October 1, 2003 through June 24, 2004), and the post-Blakely period (June 25, 2004 through September 30, 2004).
Guideline Application Frequencies for Fiscal Year 2003. The materials contained herein are basically two comprehensive data tables. The first, entitled Use of Guidelines and Specific Offense Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2003, details the use of each guideline, alternative base offense level, and Specific Offense Characteristic (SOC) in Fiscal Year 2003. The second, entitled Chapter Three Adjustments, Use of Specific Offense Characteristics, Upward Departures and Trial Rates: Fiscal Year 2003, gives the number and percentage of cases involving the use of the pertinent guidelines sections.
Guideline Application Frequencies for Fiscal Year 2002. The materials contained herein are basically two comprehensive data tables. The first, entitled Use of Guidelines and Specific Offense Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2002, details the use of each guideline, alternative base offense level, and Specific Offense Characteristic (SOC) in Fiscal Year 2002. The second, entitled Chapter Three Adjustments, Use of Specific Offense Characteristics, Upward Departures and Trial Rates: Fiscal Year 2002, gives the number and percentage of cases involving the use of the pertinent guidelines sections.
Also, see additional statistics, tables, and charts in the Sentencing Commission's statistical sourcebook publications.
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