Judge Robert E. Wier — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier sits in the Eastern District of Kentucky (EDKY) and granted a downward variance in 106 of 221 federal sentencings (48.0%) from FY2018–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Robert E. Wier, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Robert E. Wier grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (106 below-guideline cases out of 221 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)83-16.9%
  2. 2.Acceptance of responsibility47-19.8%
  3. 3.Lack of Youthful Guidance46-15.1%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities44-24.9%
  5. 5.Remorse43-24.3%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse34-12.1%
  7. 7.(5H1.5) Previous employment record33-23.1%
  8. 8.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance32-26.7%
  9. 9.Nonviolent Offense32-18.4%
  10. 10.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)25-22.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Robert E. Wier

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Robert E. Wier's 204 Zone D sentencings, 96 (47.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended204 cases
  • Within range
    104(51.0%)
  • Below range
    96(47.1%)
    avg −16.8% below min
  • Above range
    4(2.0%)

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