Judge John W. Lungstrum — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge John W. Lungstrum sits in the District of Kansas (DKS) and granted a downward variance in 17 of 26 federal sentencings (65.4%) from FY2012–FY2018. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge John W. Lungstrum, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge John W. Lungstrum grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (17 below-guideline cases out of 26 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants3-56.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge John W. Lungstrum

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge John W. Lungstrum's 20 Zone D sentencings, 11 (55.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended20 cases
  • Within range
    8(40.0%)
  • Below range
    11(55.0%)
    avg −33.0% below min
  • Above range
    1(5.0%)

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