Opinion
CASE NO. 10-CR-00326-PAB-09
03-23-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. 9. DOMINGO GARCIA, Defendant.
JUDGE PHILIP A. BRIMMER
COURTROOM MINUTES
Courtroom Deputy: Kathy Preuitt-Parks
Court Reporter: Paul Zuckerman
Probation Officer: Patrick Lynch
Time: 35 minutes
Interpreter: n/a
Counsel
Kasandra Carleton
MJ Menendez
Special Agent Shane Messner
Special Agent Shane Abraham
Boston Stanton
SENTENCING
11:02 a.m. COURT IN SESSION
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL. Defendant is present and in custody.
ORDERED: The statement of facts in the Plea Agreement and the Presentence Report are not disputed by the parties and are adopted in the Court's factual findings in this case. The report is incorporated by reference as part of the Court's findings and conclusions.
ORDERED: Document #2060 is GRANTED.
Mr. Stanton addresses sentencing.
Elisia Llamas addresses the Court.
Corrine Sanchez addresses the Court.
Ms. Carleton addresses sentencing.
Further comments by Mr. Stanton.
Defendant addresses the Court.
Court states its findings and conclusions.
Statement by the Court regarding defendant's offense level, criminal history level and sentencing guidelines range.
Defendant entered his plea on January 27, 2011 to count One of the First Superseding Indictment.
ORDERED: Court ACCEPTS the Plea Agreement.
Court considers statutory factors of 18 USC § 3553(a) in arriving at sentence.
ORDERED: Defendant shall be imprisoned for 132 months.
Court RECOMMENDS that the Bureau of Prisons allow the defendant to participate in a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP).
ORDERED: Upon release from imprisonment, defendant shall be placed on supervised release for a period of 5 years.
ORDERED: Conditions of Supervised Release that:
(X) Within 72 hours of release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, defendant shall report in person to the probation office in the district to which the defendant is released.
(X) While on supervised release, the defendant shall not commit another federal, state, or local crime, shall not possess a firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921, and shall comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this Court.
(X) Defendant shall not unlawfully possess a controlled substance and submit to one drug test within 15 days of release on supervised release and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter for use of a controlled substance.
(X) Defendant shall cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample from the defendant as directed by the probation officer.
() Mandatory drug testing provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d) are WAIVED because the presentence investigation report indicates a low risk of future substance abuse by the defendant.
ORDERED: Special Condition of Supervised Release that:
(X) Defendant shall participate in and successfully complete a program of testing and/or treatment for substance abuse as directed by the probation officer until such time as defendant is released from the program by the probation officer. Defendant shall abstain from the use of alcohol or other intoxicants during the course of treatment. (Defendant will be required to pay the cost of treatment as directed by the probation officer.
ORDERED: Defendant shall pay $100.00 to Crime Victim Fund (Special Assessment), to be paid immediately.
ORDERED: No fine is imposed because defendant has no ability to pay a fine. ORDERED: Government's Motion for Decrease for Acceptance of Responsibility (Doc #2061) is GRANTED.
ORDERED: Judgment shall be SEALED.
ORDERED: Defendant advised of right to appeal. Any notice of appeal must be filed within 14 days.
ORDERED: A copy of the presentence report shall be forwarded to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
ORDERED: Defendant is REMANDED to the custody of the U.S. Marshal.
11:37 a.m. COURT IN RECESS
Total in court time: 35 minutes
Hearing concluded