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PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND DETERMINATION AS TO 

ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE - 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

AT SEATTLE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL GRIFFIN,

Defendant.

Case No. CR05-439JCC

PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT 

AND DETERMINATION AS TO 

ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF 

SUPERVISED RELEASE

INTRODUCTION

I conducted a hearing on alleged violations of probation in this case on December 23, 

2015. The United States was represented by Andrew Friedman, and defendant was represented 

by Kyana Givens. The proceedings were electronically recorded.

CONVICTION AND SENTENCE

Defendant had been convicted of bank robbery on or about February 24, 2006. The Hon. John C. 

Coughenour of this court sentenced defendant to 120 months of confinement, followed by three years 

of supervised release. Defendant began his term of supervised release on August 22, 2014.

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PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND DETERMINATION AS TO 

ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE - 2

PRIOR ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS

On prior occasions during 2015, the U.S. Probation Office has reported to the court that 

defendant consumed marijuana (three occasions), oxycodone, alcohol and cocaine, and failed to 

make restitution payments as required. The court continued supervised release, but imposed 

various additional conditions of supervision.

PRESENTLY ALLEGED VIOLATIONS AND DEFENDANT’S ADMISSIONS

In an application dated December 3, 2015, USPO Blake Gjefle alleged that defendant 

violated the conditions of supervised release in three respects:

(1) Consuming alcohol, on or before October 13, 2015

(2) Consuming cocaine, on or before October 28, 2015, and November 5, 2015; and

(3) Consuming marijuana on or before October 28, November 4 and November 9, 2015

At an initial hearing on December 23, 2015, I advised defendant as to these charges and 

as to his constitutional rights. Defendant admitted each of the three alleged violations, 

waived any hearing as to whether they occurred, and consented to having the matter set 

for a disposition hearing before Judge Coughenour

RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND CONLUSIONS 

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

conditions of his supervised release in the three respects alleged, and conduct a 

disposition hearing. That hearing has been set for January 8, 2016 at 9:00 a.m..

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PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND DETERMINATION AS TO 

ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE - 3

Defendant appeared at his initial appearance pursuant to a summons. Pursuant to the 

stipulation of the parties, defendant has been release on his personal recognizance, 

pending the disposition hearing. All of the conditions of his supervised release have been 

incorporated as conditions of his bond.

DATED this 23rd day of December, 2015.

/s/JOHN L. WEINBERG

JOHN L. WEINBERG

United States Magistrate Judge

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