Judge Dean Whipple — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple sits in the Western District of Missouri (WDMO) and granted a downward variance in 55 of 155 federal sentencings (35.5%) from FY2012–FY2017. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Dean Whipple, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Dean Whipple grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (55 below-guideline cases out of 155 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement5-62.8%
  2. 2.Proposed changes to the 2D1.1 drug quantity table4-25.6%
  3. 3.Unspecified government motion (Not 5K1.1 or 5K3.1)3-55.4%
  4. 4.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)3-32.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Dean Whipple

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Dean Whipple's 129 Zone D sentencings, 43 (33.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended129 cases
  • Within range
    80(62.0%)
  • Below range
    43(33.3%)
    avg −42.0% below min
  • Above range
    6(4.7%)
    avg +42.5% above max

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