Judge Alia Moses — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Alia Moses sits in the Western District of Texas (WDTX) and granted a downward variance in 475 of 2,602 federal sentencings (18.3%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Alia Moses, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Alia Moses grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (475 below-guideline cases out of 2,602 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5K3.1) Early Disposition. Fast Track program233-21.2%
  2. 2.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement17-54.3%
  3. 3.Party Motion /Agreement /Consent (Reason Unspecified)3-58.1%
  4. 4.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)3-19.8%
  5. 5.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)3-12.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Alia Moses

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Alia Moses's 1,653 Zone D sentencings, 331 (20.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended1,653 cases
  • Within range
    1,198(72.5%)
  • Below range
    331(20.0%)
    avg −22.0% below min
  • Above range
    124(7.5%)
    avg +50.5% above max

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