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`RENEL. VALLADARES
`Federal Public Defender
`Nevada State Bar No. 11479
`MADELINES. LAL
`Assistant Federal Public Defender
`411 E. Bonneville, Ste. 250
`Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
`(702) 388-6577/Phone
`(702) 388-6261/Fax
`MadelineLal@fd.org
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`Attorney for Edward Smith
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`UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT
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`DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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`United States of America,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Edward Smith,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 3:15-cr-00061-HDM-BNW-2
`ORDER GRANTING
`Joint Stipulation Regarding a
`Reduction in Sentence
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`In compliance with Amended General Order 2023-09, the parties, Jason M.
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`Frierson, United States Attorney, and Jim W. Fang, Assistant United States
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`Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, and Rene L. Valladares,
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`Federal Public Defender, and MadelineS. Lal, Assistant Federal Public Defender,
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`counsel for Edward Smith,file this Joint Stipulation.
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`Theparties state as follows:
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`Undersigned counsel and government counsel have determined that
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`Mr. Smith qualifies for a sentence reduction under United States Sentencing
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`Guidelines Amendment 821 and have reached an agreement regarding a proposed
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`sentencing reduction.
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`Defense counsel has spoken to the defendant. The defendant
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`consents to the proposed sentencing reduction detailed below. The defendant
`waives any right to appear telephonically or in person at a hearing, should this
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`On July 10, 2019, this Court sentenced Mr. Smith to 235 months’
`incarceration. ECF No. 863. Mr. Smith was in CHC III with a total offense level
`of 36, which yielded a sentencing guideline range of 235–293 months. Under the
`amended Guidelines, the parties have determined Mr. Smith is in CHC II with a
`total offense level of 36 which yields a guideline range of 210–262 months.
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`Consistent with U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10, the parties are proposing Mr.
`Smith’s sentence be amended to 210 months.
`DATED this 28th day of February, 2024.
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`RENE L. VALLADARES
`Federal Public Defender
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`By /s/ Madeline S. Lal
`MADELINE S. LAL
`Assistant Federal Public Defender
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`JASON M. FRIERSON
`United States Attorney
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`By /s/ Jim W. Fang
`JIM W. FANG
`Assistant United States Attorney
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`UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT
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`DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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`United States of America,
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`Case No. 3:15-cr-00061-HDM-BNW-2
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`Plaintiff,
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`ORDER
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`Vv.
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`Edward Smith,
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`Defendant.
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`The Court has considered the parties’ proposed resolution and the factors
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`set out in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10.
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`IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the parties’ proposed amended
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`sentence is accepted. Pursuant to Amended General Order 2023-09, an AO247
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`form reflecting the amended sentence will be filed.
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`DATEDthis 4th day of March, 2024.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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