Judge Richard W. Story — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story sits in the Northern District of Georgia (NDGA) and granted a downward variance in 240 of 352 federal sentencings (68.2%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Richard W. Story, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Richard W. Story grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (240 below-guideline cases out of 352 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants62-40.7%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)35-36.3%
  3. 3.Early Plea30-32.5%
  4. 4.Time Served26-38.8%
  5. 5.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)25-35.1%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities20-46.4%
  7. 7.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse20-34.4%
  8. 8.Rehabilitation15-71.5%
  9. 9.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement15-54.1%
  10. 10.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)14-51.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Richard W. Story

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Richard W. Story's 308 Zone D sentencings, 216 (70.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended308 cases
  • Within range
    80(26.0%)
  • Below range
    216(70.1%)
    avg −38.7% below min
  • Above range
    12(3.9%)
    avg +22.0% above max

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