> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Federal Robbery Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-robbery-sentences-district-of-maine/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:12:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:12:35.000Z
- Description: Of the 62 people sentenced for robbery in the District of Maine in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 61 (98%) received a prison term. The median was 84 months (7 years), shorter than the 90 months across all 94 districts. The 4 people convicted at trial had a median of 186 months.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

[Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) › [Federal Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-maine/) › Robbery: District of Maine

**In brief:** Of the 62 people sentenced for robbery in the District of Maine in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 61 (98%) received a prison term. The median was 84 months (7 years), shorter than the 90 months across all 94 districts. The 4 people convicted at trial had a median of 186 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 62 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/).

## Trials Led to Much Longer Medians, With a Caution

Of the 62 people, 58 (94%) pleaded guilty, and 4 were convicted after a trial. The median prison term was 72 months after a guilty plea and 186 months after a trial.

The trial figure is based on only 4 people. It does not show what a trial changes for a defendant, because the cases that go to trial may differ from the others in ways the records do not show.

Among guilty pleas, 55% had a written plea agreement and 45% were straight pleas with no agreement. Nationwide, guilty pleas were 95% for robbery.

## Overall Prison Terms

The U.S. Sentencing Commission's "Robbery" offense type covers 62 people in this district. One person (2%) received probation only. Among the 61 sent to prison, the median prison term was 84 months. A quarter received 115 months or more, and a quarter received 52 months or less.

The national group has 14,845 people, with 99% sent to prison. The median for all offenses in Maine was 36 months. Prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served.

## Mandatory Minimums and Position Against the Range

A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 18 of the 62 people with that information recorded (29%).

Within the guideline range were 40% of sentences (25). Another 35% (22) were below the range at the government's request, and 19% (12) were below the range without a government request. Above the range were 5% (3). For robbery in all districts, 40% of sentences were within the range, and for all offenses in Maine the figure was 30%.

## Restitution and Supervised Release

Restitution was ordered for 42 of the 62 people (68%). A fine was ordered for 1 (2%). Supervised release after prison was ordered for 61 people (98%), with a median term of 36 months.

## Guideline and Criminal History

Of the 62 cases, 61 were sentenced primarily under §2B3.1 (Robbery), and 1 under §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact). Robbery cases were 4% of the 1,628 people sentenced in the district.

Among the 62 people, 21% were in the lowest criminal history category, category I, and 21% were in the highest, category VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

## Counts by Fiscal Year

Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 account for 35 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 account for 27 people. A fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends the following September.

The table lists each year. Yearly groups range from 2 people to 15 people, and medians range from 48 months to 115 months. The records cannot show a trend or the reason for any difference. They also leave out people who were acquitted or whose cases were dismissed, because the Commission counts only people who were convicted and sentenced.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 10               | 66 months     | 100%           |
| 2017        | 15               | 85 months     | 87%            |
| 2018        | 5                | 84 months     | 5 of 5         |
| 2019        | 5                | 70 months     | 5 of 5         |
| 2020        | 3                | 84 months     | 3 of 3         |
| 2021        | 5                | 97 months     | 5 of 5         |
| 2022        | 2                | 61 months     | 2 of 2         |
| 2023        | 7                | 115 months    | 7 of 7         |
| 2024        | 3                | 48 months     | 3 of 3         |
| 2025        | 7                | 57 months     | 5 of 7         |

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Maine (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Maine") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Robbery" (62). 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.

**Mandatory minimum sentences.** Many federal statutes on drugs, images of child exploitation, child sex abuse, and firearms carry mandatory minimum prison terms. The UCMJ has mandatory minimums only for a few offenses (a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for rape and sexual assault, and life for premeditated murder). Federal sentences for these offenses are partly set by Congress, not by the judge.

## 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 District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-maine/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-maine/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-maine/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-maine/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Child Pornography Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-child-pornography-sentences-district-of-maine/) (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.