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# Federal Burglary and Trespass Sentences in the Eastern District of California, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-burglary-trespass-sentences-eastern-district-of-california/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:08:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:08:30.000Z
- Description: In the Eastern District of California, 64% of the 11 people sentenced for burglary or trespass in fiscal years 2019 to 2025 were in the highest criminal history category. All 11 pleaded guilty, and 91% received a prison term. The median prison term was 25.5 months.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** In the Eastern District of California, 64% of the 11 people sentenced for burglary or trespass in fiscal years 2019 to 2025 were in the highest criminal history category. All 11 pleaded guilty, and 91% received a prison term. The median prison term was 25.5 months.

Updated November 4, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Sentencing Commission and Federal Judicial Center, fiscal years 2016–2025

This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 11 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Acquittals and dismissals come from a second source, the Federal Judicial Center's records of 753,808 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. It is part of the [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) series, which builds on [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/). How the numbers were built: [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/).

## Prior Records in This Group

The criminal history category measures a person's prior record under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. In this group, 64% were in the highest category, and 9% were in the lowest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field, so there is no military figure to set beside these.

The offense type "Burglary/Trespass" is a U.S. Sentencing Commission category. All 11 cases used the same primary guideline, §2B2.1 (Burglary of a Residence or a Structure Other than a Residence).

## Prison Terms

Prison went to 10 of the 11 people (91%), and no one received probation only. In all 94 districts, 80% were sent to prison.

The median prison term was 25.5 months (2.1 years). A quarter received 20.9 months or less, and a quarter received 29.2 months or more. For burglary and trespass in all districts the median was 18 months, and for all offenses in this district it was 48 months. Terms are imposed sentences, not time served.

## Guilty Pleas for Everyone

All 11 (100%) pleaded guilty, and none was convicted after a trial. The share was 97% in all districts and 96% for all offenses in this district.

Every guilty plea had a written plea agreement, and none was a straight plea. No mandatory minimum prison term applied to any of the 11.

## Within the Range or Below It

The guideline range is calculated under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines for each case. A total of 73% (8) were sentenced within the range, which is higher than the 40% for all offenses in this district and also higher than the 63% for this offense type in all districts.

A below-range sentence without a government request applied to 27% (3). No one received a below-range sentence at the government's request, and no one was above the range.

## Restitution and Supervised Release

Restitution was ordered for 9 of the 11 (82%), and no fine was ordered. Supervised release after prison was ordered for 10 (91%), with a median term of 36 months.

## A Short Window of Years

The records for this offense type cover fiscal years 2019 to 2025\. Fiscal year 2019 has 1 person, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 have 10 people. The table lists the years with cases, with 1 to 4 people each, so it does not show a trend.

These cases were less than 1% of the 4,546 people sentenced in the district across fiscal years 2016 to 2025.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2019        | 1                | 30 months     | 1 of 1         |
| 2021        | 4                | 27 months     | 4 of 4         |
| 2022        | 2                | 25.5 months   | 2 of 2         |
| 2023        | 2                | 18 months     | 2 of 2         |
| 2024        | 1                | 33 months     | 1 of 1         |
| 2025        | 1                | 24 months     | 1 of 1         |

## Installations and Limits

Beale AFB, Edwards AFB, and Travis AFB, all in California, are in this district. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal court.

The data covers only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not in it.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Eastern District of California (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "California East") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Burglary/Trespass" (11). Offense types are the Commission's OFFGUIDE categories.

Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30\. No person, judge, or lawyer is identified in any of these records.

### What to Keep in Mind

**No parole in federal prison; credit for good conduct.** Federal prison has no parole for crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987\. A federal prisoner can earn up to 54 days of good conduct credit for each year of the sentence the judge imposed, which is about 15%. Some federal prisoners can also earn First Step Act time credits, but many offenses make a person ineligible. The numbers in this post are the sentences judges imposed, not the time people actually served.

**Federal supervised release.** Most federal prison sentences are followed by a term of supervised release that the judge sets as part of the sentence. A person who violates it can be sent back to prison. A court-martial cannot sentence anyone to supervision after release. Military parole and mandatory supervised release are decided later by a board, not by the judge at trial.

**Who decides the sentence, and under what rules.** Federal judges sentence every federal case. They must calculate the Sentencing Guidelines range, which is advisory, and must impose any mandatory minimum the statute requires unless an exception applies. In courts-martial, the accused could choose sentencing by members until the rules changed. For cases in which every guilty finding is for an offense committed after December 27, 2023, a military judge sentences alone, within sentencing parameters. Courts-martial tried in 2024 and later include both old-rule and new-rule cases, and the data cannot tell them apart.

**Time periods.** Federal numbers are by federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), based on the sentencing date. The military numbers are by trial date. Neither source has the date of the offense, so a change in law shows up in either data set gradually.

**How life sentences and "time served" are counted.** In the federal numbers, a life sentence is counted as 470 months, and any other sentence longer than 470 months is counted as just under 470 months. A sentence of "time served" is counted as one day (0.03 months). Averages are affected by these rules; medians much less.

## Related Analysis

- [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/) (the background article)
- [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) (all federal posts)
- [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/) (sources and method)
- [Federal Sentences in the Eastern District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-eastern-district-of-california/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Eastern District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-eastern-district-of-california/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Eastern District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-eastern-district-of-california/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Eastern District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-eastern-district-of-california/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-eastern-district-of-california/) (same district, other offense type)
- [U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles](https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source)
- [Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants)](https://www.fjc.gov/research/idb?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source)

**About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.