Opinion
CASE NO. 12-cr-00216-PAB
11-16-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. RAMIRO PEREZ-RAMOS, Defendant.
Robert Brown for Kurt Bohn Matthew Belcher
JUDGE PHILIP A. BRIMMER
COURTROOM MINUTES
Courtroom Deputy: Megan Fields
Court Reporter: Janet Coppock
Probation Officer: Jeanette Woll
Interpreter: Marcela Salazar
Counsel
Robert Brown for Kurt Bohn
Matthew Belcher
SENTENCING
10:36 a.m. COURT IN SESSION
Appearances of counsel. Defendant is present and in custody. Interpreter sworn with no challenges to her qualifications.. Court addresses Presentence Report No objections by defense counsel Mr. Belcher. Comments by defense counsel Mr. Belcher regarding sentencing. Comments by government counsel Mr. Brown regarding sentencing. Statement by defendant Ramiro Perez-Ramos. Objection by defendant Ramiro Perez-Ramos to paragraphs 28 and 46 of Presentence Report. Oral motion by defendant Ramiro Perez-Ramos to reduce four points for acceptance of responsibility and miscalculations and to receive a prison sentence of seven months. Court addresses if oral motion and objections violate Plea Agreement. Comments by defense counsel Mr. Belcher. Comments by government's counsel Mr. Brown. ORDERED: Defendant's objections to paragraphs 28 and 46 of the Presentence Report are OVERRULED. ORDERED: Oral motion by defendant Ramiro Perez-Ramos for variant sentence to reduce four points for acceptance of responsibility and miscalculations is DENIED. ORDERED: Government's Motion for Variant Sentence (Doc. #19) is GRANTED. Statement by the Court regarding defendant's offense level, criminal history level and sentencing guidelines range. Defendant entered his plea on August 2, 2012 to count ONE of the indictment. Court considers statutory factors of 18 USC § 3553(a) in arriving at sentence. Court states its findings and conclusions. ORDERED: Court ACCEPTS the Plea Agreement. ORDERED: Defendant shall be imprisoned for fifteen (15) months. ORDERED: Defendant shall pay $100.00 Special Assessment, to be paid immediately .
ORDERED: No fine is imposed because defendant has no ability to pay a fine.