Judge Louis Guirola Jr. — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. sits in the Southern District of Mississippi (SDMS) and granted a downward variance in 49 of 329 federal sentencings (14.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Louis Guirola Jr., including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Louis Guirola Jr. grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (49 below-guideline cases out of 329 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)6-28.7%
  2. 2.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance5-22.0%
  3. 3.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants5-19.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Community ties4-70.4%
  5. 5.Remorse4-69.9%
  6. 6.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)4-64.9%
  7. 7.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)4-45.1%
  8. 8.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)4-40.8%
  9. 9.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities3-100.0%
  10. 10.General Guideline Adequacy Issues (aggregated reason)3-28.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Louis Guirola Jr.

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Louis Guirola Jr.'s 271 Zone D sentencings, 31 (11.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended271 cases
  • Within range
    232(85.6%)
  • Below range
    31(11.4%)
    avg −30.7% below min
  • Above range
    8(3.0%)
    avg +67.4% above max

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