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f e n s e s . H e a r g u e s th a t h is s e n te n c e is lo n g e rth a n n e c e s s a ryin li g h t o f th e 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 (a ) s en ten cin g fa cto rs . W e r ev iew a d istrict co u rt’s d e c is io n to d e n yas e c tio n 3 5 8 2 ( c ) ( 2 ) m o tio n f o rab u s e o f

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n ite d S ta tes v . A u s tin , 6 7 6 F .3 d9 2 4 , 9 2 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 2 ) . T h e g o v e rn m e n t c o n te n d s th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u rt la c k e dju r is d ic tio n to c ons i de rB oe hm ’ s m ot i on be c aus e hi s s e nt e nc e w a s ba s e d on apl e aa gr e e m e nt e nt e r e d i nt o unde rF e de r a l R ul e of C r i m i na l P r oc e dur e 11( c ) ( 1) ( C ) , r a the rtha n on aG ui de l i ne s r a nge tha tha s be e n l ow e r e d. E ve n a s s um i ng tha tthe pl e aa gr e e m e nt w as ent er ed i nt o u nd erR ul e 11(c)( 1)(C ), ho w ever , the di stri ctcourthad j ur i s di c t i on t o c ons i de rB oe hm ’ s m ot i on be c aus e the a gr e e m e ntus e d a s the s tip u la te ds e n te n c in g r a n g e aG u id e lin e s r a n g e th a t h a s b e e n lo w e r e d . See Fre em an v. U

ni ted States , 1 3 1 S . C t. 2 6 8 5 , 2 6 9 9 - 7 0 0 ( 2 0 1 1 ) ( S o to m a y o r , J ., c o n c u rr in g ) . N e ve rthe l e s s , the di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on byde ny i ng B oe hm ’ s m ot i on i n l i ghtof the s e c t i on 3353( a ) s e nt e nc i ng f a c t or s , pa rt i c ul a r l ythe12- 30086 3 n a tu r e o f B o e h m ’s o f

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