Judge R. Stan Baker — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge R. Stan Baker sits in the Southern District of Georgia (SDGA) and granted a downward variance in 52 of 241 federal sentencings (21.6%) from FY2020–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge R. Stan Baker, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge R. Stan Baker grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (52 below-guideline cases out of 241 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)26-21.4%
  2. 2.Mule/Role in the offense13-33.5%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)13-20.6%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities9-47.7%
  5. 5.Acceptance of responsibility9-21.5%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record8-52.1%
  7. 7.Rehabilitation8-38.3%
  8. 8.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision8-16.7%
  9. 9.(5H1.6) Community ties3-70.4%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition3-66.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge R. Stan Baker

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge R. Stan Baker's 202 Zone D sentencings, 39 (19.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended202 cases
  • Within range
    153(75.7%)
  • Below range
    39(19.3%)
    avg −26.5% below min
  • Above range
    10(5.0%)
    avg +97.6% above max

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