Judge Richard Mark Gergel — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel sits in the District of South Carolina (DSC) and granted a downward variance in 120 of 256 federal sentencings (46.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Richard Mark Gergel, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Richard Mark Gergel grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (120 below-guideline cases out of 256 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)28-60.4%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities24-59.4%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense19-59.8%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)17-46.7%
  5. 5.Rehabilitation16-51.8%
  6. 6.Remorse16-50.0%
  7. 7.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants13-56.2%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)12-59.0%
  9. 9.(5H1.5) Previous employment record9-63.9%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition8-86.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Richard Mark Gergel

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Richard Mark Gergel's 193 Zone D sentencings, 97 (50.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended193 cases
  • Within range
    84(43.5%)
  • Below range
    97(50.3%)
    avg −50.7% below min
  • Above range
    12(6.2%)
    avg +123.7% above max

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