AO 245B (Rev. 06/05) Judgment in a Criminal Case: Sheet 1 (1723271)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE

V. (For Offenses Committed On or After November 1, 1987)

LEON SPEIGHT SMOOTS CASE NUMBER: 1:15-CR-00146-001

USM NUMBER: 16000-003

THE DEFENDANT: James D. Brandyburg, Esquire

Defendant's Attorney

pleaded guilty to counts 1 & 2 of the Indictment on 2/18/2016. pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) _ which was accepted by the court.

was found guilty on count(s) _ after a plea of not guilty.

ACCORDINGLY, the court has adjudicated that the defendant is guilty of the following offenses:

Title & Section Nature of Offense

Date Offense

Concluded

Count

Nos

21 USC § 841(a)(1)

18 USC § 924(c)(1)(A)

Possession with intent to distribute 

a controlled substance.

Using, carrying, and possessing a 

firearm in furtherance of and in 

relation to a drug trafficking 

felony.

08/01/2014

08/01/2014

1

2

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 7 of this judgment. The sentence is 

imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.

The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s) . 

Count(s) ___ is/are dismissed on the motion of the United States.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant shall notify the United States Attorney for this 

district within 30 days of any change of name, residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, 

costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If ordered to pay restitution, the 

defendant shall notify the court and United States attorney of any material change in the defendant's 

economic circumstances.

May 18, 2016

 Date of Imposition of Judgment

/s/ Callie V. S. Granade

 SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

May 20, 2016

 Date

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AO 245B (Rev. 06/05) Judgment in a Criminal Case: Sheet 2 - Imprisonment

Defendant: LEON SPEIGHT SMOOTS

Case Number: 1:15-CR-00146-001

IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be 

imprisoned for a total term of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) MONTHS, said term consists of 60 

months as to Count 1, and 60 months as to Count 2. Terms to be served consecutively.

Special Conditions:

The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: That 

the defendant be imprisoned at an institution where a residential, comprehensive, 

substance abuse treatment program is available.

The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:

at a.m./p.m. on .

as notified by the United States Marshal.

The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau 

of Prisons:

before 2 p.m. on .

as notified by the United States Marshal.

as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.

RETURN

I have executed this judgment as follows:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Defendant delivered on to at _______________________

with a certified copy of this judgment.

 UNITED STATES MARSHAL 

By _____________________________

 Deputy U.S. Marshal

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AO 245B (Rev. 06/05) Judgment in a Criminal Case: Sheet 3 - Supervised Release

Defendant: LEON SPEIGHT SMOOTS

Case Number: 1:15-CR-00146-001

SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of 5 years, 

said term consists of 4 years as to Count 1, and 5 years as to Count 2. Terms are to run 

concurrently.

 Special Conditions: See attachment.

For offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994: The defendant shall refrain 

from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. The defendant shall submit to one drug 

test within 15 days of release from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests 

thereafter, as directed by the probation officer.

The above drug testing condition is suspended based on the court’s determination that the defendant poses 

a low risk of future substance abuse. (Check, if applicable)

The defendant shall register with the state sex offender registration agency in the state where the 

defendant resides, works, or is a student, as directed by the probation officer. (Check, if applicable)

The defendant shall participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (Check, if applicable)

The defendant shall not possess a firearm, destructive device, or any other dangerous 

weapon.

If this judgment imposes a fine or a restitution obligation, it shall be a condition of supervised release 

that the defendant pay any such fine or restitution that remains unpaid at the commencement of the term 

of supervised release in accordance with the Schedule of Payments set forth in the Criminal Monetary 

Penalties sheet of this judgment. The defendant shall report to the probation office in the district to 

which the defendant is released within 72 hours of release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.

The defendant shall not commit another federal, state or local crime.

The defendant shall not illegally possess a controlled substance.

The defendant shall comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court 

(Probation Form 7a). 

The defendant shall also comply with the additional conditions on the attached page (if 

applicable).

See Page 4 for the

"STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION"

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AO 245B (Rev. 06/05) Judgment in a Criminal Case: Sheet 3 - Supervised Release

Defendant: LEON SPEIGHT SMOOTS

Case Number: 1:15-CR-00146-001

SUPERVISED RELEASE

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

1) the defendant shall not leave the judicial district without the permission of the court or probation officer;

2) the defendant shall report to the probation officer in a manner and frequency directed by the court or 

probation officer;

3) the defendant shall answer truthfully all inquiries by the probation officer and follow the instructions of the 

probation officer;

4) the defendant shall support his or her dependents and meet other family responsibilities;

5) the defendant shall work regularly at a lawful occupation unless excused by the probation officer for 

schooling, training, or other acceptable reasons;

6) the defendant shall notify the probation officer at least ten days prior to any change in residence or 

employment;

7) the defendant shall refrain from excessive use of alcohol and shall not purchase, possess, use, distribute, or 

administer any controlled substance or any paraphernalia related to any controlled substances, except as 

prescribed by a physician;

8) the defendant shall not frequent places where controlled substances are illegally sold, used, distributed, or 

administered;

9) the defendant shall not associate with any persons engaged in criminal activity, and shall not associate with 

any person convicted of a felony unless granted permission to do so by the probation officer;

10) the defendant shall permit a probation officer to visit him or her at any time at home or elsewhere and shall 

permit confiscation of any contraband observed in plain view of the probation officer;

11) the defendant shall notify the probation officer within seventy-two hours of being arrested or questioned by a 

law enforcement officer;

12) the defendant shall not enter into any agreement to act as an informer or a special agent of a law enforcement 

agency without the permission of the court;

13) as directed by the probation officer, the defendant shall notify third-parties of risks that may be occasioned by 

the defendant's criminal record or personal history or characteristics, and shall permit the probation 

officer to make such notifications and to confirm the defendant's compliance with such notification 

requirement;

14) the defendant shall cooperate, as directed by the probation officer, in the collection of DNA, if applicable, 

under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. §§ 3563(a)(9) and 3583(d) for those defendants convicted of qualifying 

offenses.

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AO 245B (Rev. 06/05) Judgment in a Criminal Case: Sheet 5, Part A - Criminal Monetary Penalties

Defendant: LEON SPEIGHT SMOOTS

Case Number: 1:15-CR-00146-001

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant shall pay the following total criminal monetary penalties in accordance with the 

schedule of payments set forth on Sheet 5, Part B.

Assessment Fine Restitution

Totals: $200.00 $ $

The determination of restitution is deferred until . An Amended Judgment in a Criminal 

Case (AO 245C) will be entered after such a determination.

If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportional 

payment unless specified otherwise in the priority order or percentage payment column below. (or see 

attached) However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3644(i), all non-federal victims must be paid in full prior to 

the United States receiving payment.

The defendant shall make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees 

in the amounts listed below.

Name(s) and

Address(es) of Payee(s)

*Total

Amount of Loss

Amount of

Restitution Ordered

Priority Order or

% of Payment

TOTALS: $ $

If applicable, restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement. $ 

The defendant shall pay interest on any fine or restitution of more than $2,500, unless the fine or 

restitution is paid in full before the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). 

All of the payment options on Sheet 5, Part B may be subject to penalties for default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 

3612(g).

The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:

The interest requirement is waived for the fine and/or restitution.

The interest requirement for the fine and/or restitution is modified as follows:

* Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18, United 

States Code, for offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994 but before April 23, 1996.

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AO 245B (Rev. 06/05) Judgment in a Criminal Case: Sheet 5, Part B - Schedule of Payments

Defendant: LEON SPEIGHT SMOOTS

Case Number: 1:15-CR-00146-001

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed the defendant's ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties shall be 

due as follows:

A Lump sum payment of $ 200.00 due immediately, balance due not later than , or in 

accordance with C, D, E or F below; or

B Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with C, D, E or F below); or

C Payment in (e.g., equal, weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a 

period of (e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date 

of this judgment; or

D Payment in (e.g., equal, weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a 

period of (e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release 

from imprisonment to a term of supervision; or

E Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within (e.g., 30 or 60 

days) after release from imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an 

assessment of the defendant's ability to ay at that time; or

F Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise in the special instructions above, if this judgment imposes a 

period of imprisonment payment of criminal monetary penalties shall be due during the period of imprisonment. 

All criminal monetary penalty payments, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons' 

Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are to be made to the clerk of court, unless otherwise directed by the 

court, the probation officer, or the United States attorney.

The defendant will receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties 

imposed.

Joint and Several: 

The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.

The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s): 

The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States:

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment; (2) restitution principal; (3) restitution interest, (4) 

fine principal; (5) fine interest, (6) community restitution, (7) penalties, and (8) costs, including cost of prosecution 

and court costs.

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AO 245B (Rev. 06/05) Judgment in a Criminal Case: Sheet 3 Continued - Supervised Release

Defendant: LEON SPEIGHT SMOOTS

Case Number: 1:15-CR-00146-001

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE

1) The defendant shall submit to periodic urine surveillance and/or breath, saliva, and skin tests for the 

detection of drug and/or alcohol abuse as directed by the Probation Office. Defendant may incur costs 

associated with such detection efforts based upon ability to pay as determined by the Probation Office, 

and availability of any third-party payments. 

2) The defendant shall participate in an assessment or program, inpatient or outpatient, for the treatment 

of drug and/or alcohol addiction, dependency, or abuse as instructed and as deemed necessary by the 

Probation Office. Defendant may incur costs associated with such drug/alcohol detection and treatment 

based upon ability to pay as determined by the Probation Office, and availability of any third-party 

payments.

3) The Defendant shall submit his person, house, residence, vehicle(s), papers, computer(s) (as defined 

by 18 U.S.C., § 1030(e)(1)), or other electronic communication or data storage devices or media, 

business or place of employment and any other property under the defendant’s control, to a search 

conducted by the United States Probation Office at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, based 

upon a reasonable suspicion of contraband, or evidence of violation of condition of release. Failure to 

submit to a search in accordance with this condition may be grounds for revocation. The defendant shall 

warn any other occupants that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this condition.

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