Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. sits in the Eastern District of Arkansas (EDAR) and granted a downward variance in 199 of 457 federal sentencings (43.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge D. Price Marshall Jr., including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (199 below-guideline cases out of 457 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)94-40.4%
  2. 2.Mule/Role in the offense39-56.2%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)37-49.5%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities32-63.3%
  5. 5.Remorse28-42.8%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record27-55.2%
  7. 7.Rehabilitation25-38.0%
  8. 8.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision18-67.2%
  9. 9.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)16-74.9%
  10. 10.Pre-Sentence Rehabilitation14-46.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge D. Price Marshall Jr.

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge D. Price Marshall Jr.'s 381 Zone D sentencings, 162 (42.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended381 cases
  • Within range
    206(54.1%)
  • Below range
    162(42.5%)
    avg −37.7% below min
  • Above range
    13(3.4%)
    avg +25.2% above max

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