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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 

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 October 

18,2 010. The defendant appeared pursuant to summons issued in this case. The United States 

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

Also present was U.S. Probation Officer Jerrod Akins. The proceedings were digitally recorded. 

SENTENCE AND PRIOR ACTION 

Defendant was sentenced on April 14, 2001 by the Honorable John C. Coughenour for 

Possession of a Firearm. He received 30 months of detention and 36 months of supervised 

release. 

On November 26, 2009, the Probation Office alleged Mr. Morris violated his supervision by 

possessing drugs, failing to report law enforcement contact, and falsifying his monthly reports. 

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Mr. Morris admitted the violations and on January 8, 2010, Mr. Morris was sentenced to serve 4 

months of detention followed by 24 months of supervised release with the added conditions that 

he participate in the Moral Reconation Therapy program and that he reside in a residential 

reentry center for 120 days for violation of his conditions of supervised release. 

PRESENTLY ALLEGED VIOLATIONS 

In petitions dated August 26, 2010 and September 15, 2010, U.S. Probation Officer Jerrod 

Akins alleged that defendant violated the following conditions of supervised release: 

1. Consuming alcohol on August 10, 2010, in violation of the special condition that he 

abstain from the use of alcohol. 

2. Committing the crime of Assault in the Fourth degree in violation of the general 

condition that he not commit another federal, state, or local crime. 

3. Committing the crime of Harassment (Domestic Violence), in violation of the 

general condition that he no commit another federal, state, 

FINDINGS FOLLOWING EVIDENTIARY HEARING 

Defendant admitted to violation 1. Violation 2 was amended to committing the crime of 

Disorderly Conduct and defendant admitted this violation. Violation 3 was stricken. Defendant 

waived any hearing as to whether they occurred, and was informed the matter would be set for a 

disposition hearing on October 22, 2010 before District Judge John C. Coughenour. 

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 18th day of October, 2010. 

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BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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