Federal Robbery Sentences in the Northern District of Florida, FY2016–2025
All 25 people sentenced for robbery in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 147 months, or 12.2 years, compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts. 6 of the 25 were convicted after a trial.
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In brief: All 25 people sentenced for robbery in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 147 months, or 12.2 years, compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts. 6 of the 25 were convicted after a trial.
This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 25 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 series, which builds on Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System. How the numbers were built: How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built.
Long Prison Terms for Every Person Sentenced
The U.S. Sentencing Commission counted 25 people in the "Robbery" offense type for this district. 25 of 25 (100%) received a prison term, and none received probation only.
The median prison term was 147 months. A quarter received 300 months or more, and a quarter received 92 months or less. For all offenses in the district, the median was 48 months.
Robbery cases were less than 1% of the 2,768 people sentenced in the district. The group is small, so the figures should be read with that in mind.
National Comparison
All 94 districts together had 14,845 people in this offense type. 99% were sent to prison, and the median prison term was 90 months. The median in this district is higher than the national median.
All 25 cases in this district had the same primary guideline, §2B3.1 (Robbery).
Trials and Guilty Pleas
19 of 25 people (76%) pleaded guilty, and 6 were convicted after a trial. The national rate was 95%, and the rate for all offenses in the district was 93%. Trials were more common in this group than in either comparison.
The median prison term was 120 months after a guilty plea and 372 months after a trial, based on 6 people. The groups may differ in the facts of the cases and the charges, so the gap does not measure a penalty for going to trial.
All of the guilty pleas had a written plea agreement.
Mandatory Minimums and the Guideline Range
A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 15 of the 25 people (60%). The sentence was within the guideline range for 48% (12). It was below the range at the government's request for 16% (4) and below the range without a government request for 24% (6). 12% (3) were above the range.
The national share within the range was 40%, and the share for all offenses in the district was 44%. The share within the range for robbery here is higher than the national figure and a little higher than the district's overall figure.
Supervised Release and Restitution
All 25 people were ordered to serve supervised release after prison, with a median term of 36 months. Restitution was ordered for 20 (80%), and a fine for none.
28% were in the lowest criminal history category, and 28% were in the highest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.
Yearly Counts
Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 10 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 15. No year had more than 6 people, and 2 years had only 1. The yearly medians in the table range from 64.5 months in 2016 to 384 months in 2017.
The 2017 median is based on 4 people, of whom 1 pleaded guilty. The table shows how much one small year can differ from another. It does not show a trend.
| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 64.5 months | 2 of 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 384 months | 1 of 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 147 months | 1 of 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 160 months | 3 of 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 92 months | 1 of 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 162 months | 2 of 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 330 months | 1 of 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 133.5 months | 1 of 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 88.5 months | 5 of 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 180 months | 2 of 2 |
Military Installations and Limits
Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, Pensacola, and Tyndall AFB are in this district and appear in this site's court-martial data. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal district court.
The federal data does not include people who were acquitted, and prison terms are those imposed, not time served.
How We Counted
Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Northern District of Florida (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Florida North") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Robbery" (25). 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 (the background article)
- Federal Prosecution Analysis (all federal posts)
- How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built (sources and method)
- Federal Sentences in the Northern District of Florida, FY2016–2025 (overview)
- Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Northern District of Florida, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Firearms Sentences in the Northern District of Florida, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Northern District of Florida, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Florida, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles (source)
- Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants) (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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.