Table 5: 1997 Conformity to the Guidelines: Drug Offenses Only*

*Includes 1994 guidelines only. Conformity cannot be determined for 312 cases.

    Number of Sentences  WITHIN THE GUIDELINES (%) 
 OUTSIDE (%)  
Offense   Standard Aggravated Mitigated Above Below
Dealing in Narcotics        
      Less than 2.5 g.  332 54 2 15 8 21
2.5 g. to 10 g. 33 58 12 15 3 12
> 10 g. to 50 g. 14 21 14 36 . 29
> 50 g. to 100 g. 3 33 . . 33 33
Subtotal 382 53 4 15 7 21
Dealing in Cocaine, Meth., PCP       
        Less than 2.5 g.  1458 51 6 22 7 14
2.5 g. to 10 g. 559 63 5 19 4 8
> 10 g. to 50 g. 332 46 8 12 21 13
> 50 g. to 100 g. 71 62 . 17 1 20
> 100 g. to 1000 g. 65 49 3 12 2 34
> 1000 g. 29 66 . 17 . 17
Subtotal 2514 54 6 20 8 13
Dealing in Marijuana       
       Less than 1 lb./< 10 plants 610 68 18 2 10 2
1-10 lbs./10-21 plants 100 56 4 9 30 1
>10-50 lbs./22-50 plants 46 35 17 22 13 13
> 50 lbs./> 50 plants 20 30 25 25 10 10
>1000 lbs. 2 100 . . . .
Subtotal 778 63 16 5 13 2
Dealing in Prescription Pills       
     10-20 pills 2 . . 50 . 50
21-100 pills 5 20 . 40 . 40
> 100 pills 1 . . . . 100
Subtotal 8 13 . 38 . 50
Dealing in Unspecified Controlled Substance        
            OGS 1 14 79 21 . . .
OGS 3 314 71 15 4 10 1
OGS 5 189 66 6 11 8 10
OGS 6 1481 36 5 33 5 22
OGS 7 19 32 5 16 . 47
OGS 8 435 59 4 20 5 11
OGS 9 271 45 7 15 11 23
OGS 10 26 35 . 23 . 42
OGS 11 41 54 . 24 . 22
OGS 12 3 67 . . . 33
Subtotal 2793 47 6 24 6 17
Other Drug Offenses       
      2.5 year statutory limit  33 61 9 9 15 6
1.5 year statutory limit  112 71 4 12 4 10
1 year statutory limit 1 . . 100 . .
6 month statutory limit 4193 79 8 5 4 5
Subtotal 4339 78 8 5 4 5
Small Amount of Marijuana  898 89 11 . 0 .
Look-Alike Drugs  70 47 7 23 1 21
TOTAL   11782 64 8 13 6 10