Judge Stephen R. Bough — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough sits in the Western District of Missouri (WDMO) and granted a downward variance in 258 of 426 federal sentencings (60.6%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Stephen R. Bough, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Stephen R. Bough grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (258 below-guideline cases out of 426 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities15-76.1%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)14-63.9%
  3. 3.Unspecified government motion (Not 5K1.1 or 5K3.1)10-72.9%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse7-42.6%
  5. 5.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement7-37.0%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense5-49.4%
  7. 7.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance3-58.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Stephen R. Bough

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Stephen R. Bough's 377 Zone D sentencings, 231 (61.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended377 cases
  • Within range
    123(32.6%)
  • Below range
    231(61.3%)
    avg −45.8% below min
  • Above range
    23(6.1%)
    avg +49.2% above max

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