Judge Ronald Earl Longstaff — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Ronald Earl Longstaff sits in the Southern District of Iowa (SDIA) and granted a downward variance in 37 of 41 federal sentencings (90.2%) from FY2012–FY2015. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Ronald Earl Longstaff, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Ronald Earl Longstaff grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (37 below-guideline cases out of 41 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants20-52.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Ronald Earl Longstaff

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Ronald Earl Longstaff's 32 Zone D sentencings, 28 (87.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended32 cases
  • Within range
    4(12.5%)
  • Below range
    28(87.5%)
    avg −39.5% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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