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. C on cerni n g w h et h er th i s pl ai n error aff ect ed B el l ori n ’ s su bstanti alri gh t s, t her e i s not hi ng i n t he r ec or d t o i ndi c at e thatt he di st r i c tc our tw oul d nothave gran t ed a § 5K 3. 1 m ot i on as a m att er of course. W i t h ou tt h e § 5K 3. 1 tw o- l evel r e duc t i o n, Bell o r i n’ s a dv i s o r y s e nt e nc i ng r ang e w as 7 0 t o 8 7 m o nt hs ; wi t h t he red u cti on , it w ou l dh a ve be en 57 t o 7 1 m on th s. A d d i ti on a l l y, con sist en t w i th r ec om m endat i ons by both t he G ove r nm entand t he pr obat i on o f f i c ert hat B el l ori n be sentenced at t h e h i gh en d of t h e sentenci n g ran ge, t h e di st ri ctcourt im p o s e dam id -r a n g e s e n te n c e o f 7 8 m o n th s . T h ere i s a r eason able proba bi l i t y t h at, h ad t h e § 5K 3. 1 m ot i on been m ad e, Bel l o r i n woul d ha ver e c e ive d al e s s e rs e nt en ce. And, ha d the G o ve r nm e nt recom m en deda l ow - en d sen t en ce, B el l ori n ’ s s en t en ce w ou l d li kely have b een le s s e rs till.N o. 08- 40317

3 Bec aus e t he e r r o rl i ke l y af fe c t e d the o ut c o m e o f t he s e nt e nc i ng pr o c e e di ngs , Bell o r i n h as s ho w n t hathi s s ubs t ant i alr i ght s w e r e a f fe c t e d. P u ck ett , 129 S. C t . at 143 3 n . 4. Fu rt h er, t h e err o r a ffect ed the fai rness, i n t e grity , o rp u b l i cr e put at i o n o f t he s e pr o c e e di ngs . Ac c o r di ngly, pur s uantt o o ur di scr et i on , B el l ori n ’ s s en t en ce i s va cat ed an d t h i s m att er i s rem an dedto di st ri ct c our tf orr es ent enc i ng. CO NVI CT I ON A F F I RMED; SE NT ENC E VA CA T ED ; R EMANDE D F OR RE S ENT ENC I NG.