Departures - Winter Series 2025-2026

Sentencing Guidelines Commission · February 25, 2026

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Opening: departures are common

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Presenter notes that departures are common in sentencing and gives a headline statistic: "roughly, roughly, 1 out of every 4 sentences imposed is imposed under a departure," arguing departures keep the system moving but that unintended departures should be avoided.

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A presenter from the Sentencing Guidelines Commission reviewed types of sentencing departures, common causes of unintended departures (worksheet errors, wrong statutes, missing modifiers, unverified out‑of‑state priors) and recommended using the criminal history summary and reviewed worksheets to reduce errors.

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