Judge Marcia S. Krieger — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Marcia S. Krieger sits in the District of Colorado (DCO) and granted a downward variance in 80 of 199 federal sentencings (40.2%) from FY2012–FY2022. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Marcia S. Krieger, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Marcia S. Krieger grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (80 below-guideline cases out of 199 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)14-57.3%
  2. 2.(5K3.1) Early Disposition. Fast Track program13-38.4%
  3. 3.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision5-64.9%
  4. 4.Mule/Role in the offense5-34.9%
  5. 5.Mitigating Factors regarding Firearms5-33.4%
  6. 6.Remorse4-88.9%
  7. 7.Low Likelihood of Recidivism4-67.5%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Physical condition4-53.5%
  9. 9.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants4-46.9%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation4-41.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Marcia S. Krieger

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Marcia S. Krieger's 139 Zone D sentencings, 62 (44.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended139 cases
  • Within range
    71(51.1%)
  • Below range
    62(44.6%)
    avg −40.4% below min
  • Above range
    6(4.3%)
    avg +35.9% above max

Need case-level analysis for Judge Marcia S. Krieger?

Want to see what those 80 below-guideline cases actually looked like? Just Metrics shows you the actual matched cases — same judge, same guideline chapter, same guideline range — and tells you what they did.

Just Metrics also surfaces Judge Marcia S. Krieger's trial tax (sentences after trial vs. plea) and the average §5K1.1 cooperation discount.

EXPLORE JUST METRICS →