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ki l og ra m s or m ore of m ar i j uana. O rs i ni cont ends thatthe di stri ctcourterre d w hen i tdeni ed hi m the benefi tof the sa fe ty val ve prov i si on of the S ent enci ng G ui del i nes a n d p la in ly e rr e d w h e n it s e n te n c e d h im u n d e ra m a n d a to ry G u id e lin e s r e g im e . W e c onc l ude tha tO r s i ni w a s note nt i t l e d t o a r e duc t i on i n hi s s e nt e nc e unde rthe sa fe ty val ve of se ct i on 5C 1. 2 o f the G ui del i nes, and al tho ug h the di stri ctcourt e rr e d , u n d e rU n ite d S ta te s v . B o o k e r , 5 4 3 U .S . ___ , 1 2 5 S . C t. 7 3 8 ( 2 0 0 5 ) , w h e n it se n ten ce d O rs in i u sin g m an d ato ry G u id elin es , th at er ro r d id n o t aff ec t O rs in i’ s s u b s ta n tia l r ig h ts . W e a f f ir m . O r s i ni , a C onne c t i c utr e s i de nt , w a s a rr e s t e d a s pa r tof a s t i ng tha tdi s rupt e d a ma s s i v e ma r i

j u a n a s mu g g l i n g o p e r a t i o n b e tw e e n J a ma i c a a n d Fl o r i d a . A tth e t i me of hi s a rr e s t , O r s i ni w a s pur c ha s i ng appr oxi m a t e l y 2000 pounds of m a r i j ua na f r om a n i nf or m a nt . O r s i ni pl e a de d gui l ty t o one c ountof the f our - c ounti ndi c tm e nt a ga i ns thi m . O r s i ni ’ s pl e aa gr e e m e ntpr ovi de d tha the w oul d be e nt i t l e d t o a re du ct i on i n h i s s ent ence , un der the sa fe ty val ve of se ct i on 5C 1. 2, i f he provi ded the gove rnm e nta c om pl e t e s t a t e m e ntof a ny i nf or m a t i on he ha d r e ga r di ng the c o u r s e o f c o n d u c t o f

w h ic h h is c r im e w a s a p a r t. O rs i ni m akes tw o argum ent s on app ea l : fi rs t , he cont ends thatthe di stri ct c our te rr e d w he n i tde ni e d the s a f e ty va l ve r e duc t i on i n hi s s e nt e nc e ; a nd s e c ond, O r s in i c o n te n d s th e d is tr ic t c o u r t c o m m itte d s ta tu to ry e rr o r , u n d e rB o o k e r , w h e n it3

s e nt e nc e d hi m unde ra m a nda t ory G ui de l i ne s r e gi m e . W e a ddr e s s e a c h a r gum e nt i n turn. R e ga r di ng the de c i s i on t o de ny O r s i ni s a f e ty va l ve r e l i e f

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orc l e a re rr ora nd i t s l e ga l c onc l us i ons de novo. U ni t e d S t a t e s v. J ohns on, 375 F . 3d 1300, 1301 ( 11th C i r . 2004) . T o e a rn a r e duc t i on ba s e d on the s a f e ty va l ve , O r s i ni m us tha ve “ truthf ul l y pr ovi de d t o the [ g] ove rnm e nta l l i nf

or m a t i on a nd e vi de nc e the de f e nda ntha s c onc e rni ng the of f e ns e orof

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a c om m on s c h e m e o rp la n .” U .S .S .G . § 5 C 1 .2 ( a ) ( 5 ) . O r s in i f a ile d to s a tis f

y th a t c o n d itio n . O r s i ni a dm i t s tha the di d notpr ovi de the gove rnm e nti nf or m a t i on r e ga r di ng a ny of hi s pa s tdrug a c t i vi t i e s i n C onne c t i c ut , nordi d he di s c l os e hi s pl a ns f or d is tr ib u tin g in C o n n e c tic u t th e 2 0 0 0 p o u n d s o f m a r iju a n a h e w a s b u y in g in F lo r id a . O r s in i’s d is tr ib u tio n p la n w a s in f o r m a tio n th a t th e g o v e rn m e n t e x p e c te d O r s in i to d is c lo s e u n d e rs e c tio n 5 C 1 .2 ( a ) ( 5 ) . J o h n s o n , 3 7 5 F .3 d a t 1 3 0 2 . O r s in i’s f a ilu r e to r e ve a l tha ti nf

or m a t i on l e d t o the de ni a l of r e l i e f unde rthe s a f

e ty va l ve , butO r s i ni ar gu es thatthi s app l i ca t i on of se ct i on 5C 1. 2 v i ol at ed hi s pri vi l ege a gai nstse l fin c r im in a tio n u n d e rth e F if th A m e n d m e n t. A lth o u g h th is C o u r t h a s n o t a d d r e s s e d th e is s u e w h e th e rs e c tio n 5 C 1 .2 vi ol a t e s the F i f

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c onc l ude d tha ts e c t i on 3E 1. 1, the a c c e pt a nc e of r e s pons i bi l i ty pr ovi s i on of the G ui de l i ne s , doe s notvi ol a t e the F i f th A m e ndm e nt . U nt i e d S t a t e s v. H e nry , 883 F . 2d 10 10 , 10 11 (11t h C i r. 19 89 ). “ S ec t i on 3E 1. 1(a) i s nota pun i shm ent ; ra ther, the r e duc t i on f

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e nda nt s w ho e x p r e s s g e n u in e r e m o r s e f o rth e irc r im in a l c o n d u c t.” U n ite d S ta te s v . C a rr o ll, 6 F . 3d 73 5, 74 0 (11 th C i r. 19 93 ). S ever al of ou r s i st erci rc ui t s have c on cl ud ed that the s a m e i s true f

ors e c t i on 5C 1. 2. U ni t e d S t a t e s v. C ruz , 156 F . 3d 366, 374 ( 2d C i r. 19 98 ); U ni t ed S t at es v. W arre n, 33 8 F . 3d 25 8, 26 6 (3d C i r. 20 03 ); U ni t ed S t a t e s v. W a s hm a n, 128 F . 3d 1305, 1307 ( 9th C i r . 1997) ; U ni t e d S t a t e s v. A rr i ngt on, 73 F . 3d 144, 149 ( 7th C i r . 1996) . W e a gr e e w i th ours i s t e rc i r c ui t s , a nd w e c onc l ude , ba s e d on ourpr e vi ous de c i s i ons i n H e nr y a nd C a rr ol l , tha tde ni a l of th e r e w a r d p r o v id e d b y s e c tio n 5 C 1 .2 d id n o t v io la te O r s in i’s r ig h ts u n d e rth e F if th A m e n d m e n t. W e nextturn t o O rs i ni ’ s B oo ker a rgum ent . O rs i ni ar gu es thatthe di stri ct courtcom m i tt ed st atut ory e rr or, bu the di d n otpres erve thi s obj ec t i on i n the di stri ct c our t . O urr e vi e w i s f

orpl a i n e rr or . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. D ow l i ng, 403 F . 3d 1242, 1245- 47 ( 11th C i r . 2005) . “ A n appe l l a t e c our tm a y notc orr e c ta n e rr orthe d e f e n d a n t f a ile d to r a is e in th e d is tr ic t c o u r t u n le s s th e r e is : ( 1 ) e rr o r , ( 2 ) th a t is pl ai n, and (3) thataf

fe ct s s ub st ant i al ri gh t s. If al l three cond i t i on s a re m et , an5

ap p e lla te c o u r t m a y th e n e x e r c is e its d is c r e tio n to n o tic e a f o r f e ite d e rr o r , b u t o n ly i f ( 4) the e rr ors e r i ous l y a f f e c t s the f a i rne s s , i nt e gr i ty , orpubl i c r e put a t i on of ju d ic ia l p r o c e e d in g s .” I d . a t 1 2 4 7 ( in te rn a l c ita tio n s a n d q u o ta tio n m a r k s o m itte d ) . O r s i ni ’ s a r gum e ntr e ga r di ng s t a tut or y e rr orunde rB ooke rf a i l s . A l though the di stri ctcourterre d w hen i tse nt ence d O rs i ni un der am andat ory G ui del i nes s y s t e m a nd, a f

t e rB ooke r , tha te rr ori s pl a i n, U ni t e d S t a t e s v. R odr i gue z , 398 F . 3d 12 91 , 12 98 -99 (11 th C i r. 20 05 ), O rs i ni cann otes t abl i sh thatthe error m ade a di ff er ence and aff

ec t ed hi s s ub st ant i al ri gh t s. T he di stri ctcourtsugg es t ed that O rs i ni ’ s s ent ence w ou l d h ave been l ow eri f the sa fe ty val ve appl i ed, bu teven un der thatcond i t i on , the di stri ctcourtexpl ai ned t hati tw ou l d h ave s ent ence d O rs i ni t o app roxi m at el y the sa m e t erm of i m pri sonm ent . N othi ng i n the re cord sugg es t s thatthe di stri ctcourtw ou l d h ave e nt er ed a m ore l eni entse nt ence un der a n a dvi s ory G ui de l i ne s s y s t e m . I d. a t1301; U ni t e d S t a t e s v. F i e l ds , 408 F . 3d 1356, 1 3 6 1 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . AF F I RME D.