Judge Roberto Lange — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange sits in the District of South Dakota (DSD) and granted a downward variance in 396 of 1,028 federal sentencings (38.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Roberto Lange, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Roberto Lange grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (396 below-guideline cases out of 1,028 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)86-32.5%
  2. 2.(5K2.23) Discharge Terms of Imprisonment57-27.8%
  3. 3.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance22-38.9%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)19-27.4%
  5. 5.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities18-54.6%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record17-48.0%
  7. 7.Time Served17-30.7%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)14-42.2%
  9. 9.(5K2.10) Victim's conduct14-34.8%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation14-31.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Roberto Lange

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Roberto Lange's 759 Zone D sentencings, 298 (39.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended759 cases
  • Within range
    419(55.2%)
  • Below range
    298(39.3%)
    avg −32.4% below min
  • Above range
    42(5.5%)
    avg +51.0% above max

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