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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 

AT SEATTLE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

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DARRELL J. MORRIS, 

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Case No. CR05-231-JCC 

PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT 

AND DETERMINATION AS TO 

ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF 

SUPERVISED RELEASE

INTRODUCTION 

I conducted a hearing on alleged violations of supervised release in this case on December 

1, 2009. The defendant appeared pursuant to a warrant issued in this case. The United States 

was represented by Bruce Miyake, and defendant was represented by Michael Nance. Also 

present was Senior U.S. Probation Officer Jennifer Tien. The proceedings were digitally 

recorded. 

SENTENCE AND PRIOR ACTION 

Defendant was sentenced on April 14, 2006 by the Honorable John C. Coughenour for 

Possession of a Firearm. He received 30 months of detention and 3 years of supervised release. 

PRESENTLY ALLEGED VIOLATIONS 

In a petition dated November 16, 2009, Senior U.S. Probation Officer Jennifer Tien alleged 

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that defendant violated the following conditions of supervised release: 

1. Possession of methamphetamine and marijuana on or about October 22, 2009, in 

violation of general condition that the defendant shall not unlawfully possess a controlled 

substance and standard condition number 7. 

2. Possession of drug paraphernalia on or about October 22, 2009, in violation of 

standard condition number 7. 

3. Failing to notify the probation officer within seventy-two hours of being arrested or 

questioned by a law enforcement officer on or before October 22, 2009, and October 29, 2009, in 

violation of standard condition number 2. 

4. Failing to report to the probation officer as instructed on November 13, 2009, in 

violation of standard condition number 2. 

5. Falsifying a monthly supervision report for the month of October 2009, in violation 

of standard condition number 2. 

FINDINGS FOLLOWING EVIDENTIARY HEARING 

Defendant admitted the above violations, waived any hearing as to whether they occurred, 

and was informed the matter would be set for a disposition hearing January 8, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. 

before District Judge John C. Coughenour. After hearing argument from the parties, the Court 

denied defendant’s motion for release pending disposition. 

RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 

Based upon the foregoing, I recommend the court find that defendant has violated the 

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conditions of his supervised release as alleged above, and conduct a disposition hearing. 

DATED this 1st day of December, 2009. 

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BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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