Judge Ortrie D. Smith — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith sits in the Western District of Missouri (WDMO) and granted a downward variance in 4 of 20 federal sentencings (20.0%) from FY2012. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Ortrie D. Smith, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Ortrie D. Smith grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (4 below-guideline cases out of 20 cases identified)

No standardized reasons reported for these cases.

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Ortrie D. Smith

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Ortrie D. Smith's 17 Zone D sentencings, 3 (17.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended17 cases
  • Within range
    14(82.4%)
  • Below range
    3(17.6%)
    avg −24.7% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

Need case-level analysis for Judge Ortrie D. Smith?

Want to see what those 4 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 Ortrie D. Smith's trial tax (sentences after trial vs. plea) and the average §5K1.1 cooperation discount.

EXPLORE JUST METRICS →