Judge Stephen Robert Clark — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Stephen Robert Clark sits in the Eastern District of Missouri (EDMO) and granted a downward variance in 56 of 216 federal sentencings (25.9%) from FY2020–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Stephen Robert Clark, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Stephen Robert Clark grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (56 below-guideline cases out of 216 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)19-33.3%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)11-26.5%
  3. 3.Lack of Youthful Guidance11-13.9%
  4. 4.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)10-25.8%
  5. 5.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities9-52.9%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)9-34.9%
  7. 7.(5H1.5) Previous employment record8-65.2%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse6-57.1%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense6-47.3%
  10. 10.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance5-41.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Stephen Robert Clark

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Stephen Robert Clark's 184 Zone D sentencings, 44 (23.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended184 cases
  • Within range
    127(69.0%)
  • Below range
    44(23.9%)
    avg −29.1% below min
  • Above range
    13(7.1%)
    avg +40.7% above max

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