Judge Stephanie Marie Rose — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Stephanie Marie Rose sits in the Southern District of Iowa (SDIA) and granted a downward variance in 498 of 851 federal sentencings (58.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Stephanie Marie Rose, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Stephanie Marie Rose grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (498 below-guideline cases out of 851 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse134-34.8%
  2. 2.Policy Disagreement with the Guidelines (Kimbrough v. U.S. 552 U.S. 85 (2007)88-30.6%
  3. 3.Lack of Youthful Guidance82-33.6%
  4. 4.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)72-50.3%
  5. 5.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)65-39.2%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities58-55.1%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)55-40.0%
  8. 8.General Guideline Adequacy Issues (aggregated reason)55-30.9%
  9. 9.(5H1.5) Previous employment record44-47.0%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition34-46.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Stephanie Marie Rose

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Stephanie Marie Rose's 760 Zone D sentencings, 447 (58.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended760 cases
  • Within range
    271(35.7%)
  • Below range
    447(58.8%)
    avg −35.1% below min
  • Above range
    42(5.5%)
    avg +34.5% above max

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