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oravi ol a t i on of s u p e rv is e d r e le a s e h a s ar ig h t to p r e s e n t m itig a tin g e v id e n c e o n h is o w n b e h a lf . U ni t ed S t at es v. D i az -B urgo s, 60 1 F . 2d 98 3, 98 5-86 (9th C i r. 19 79 ) ( per c uri am ); 

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F ed. R . C ri m . P . 32 . 1(b)(2)(E). H er e, C as tro-A vi l es ’ s m i t i gat i ng evi dence -- w hi ch c ouns e l a s s e rt s the di s tr i c tc ourti gnor e d - - w a s tha thi s m e nt a l c ondi t i on w he n he att em pt ed for ase cond t i m e i l l egal l y t o cross the bo rderw as subst ant i al l y i m pai re d by a s er i ou s i l l ness . C ou nsel ar gu es thathe w as no tabl e “ t o thi nk for hi m se l f. ” C on traryt o cou nsel ’ s a ss ert i on s, the re cord dem on stra t es thatC as tro-A vi l es w a s a d e q u a te ly a llo w e d to p r e s e n t h is m itig a tin g e v id e n c e . H e d id s o in h is c ouns e l ’ s thor ough s e nt e nc i ng m e m or a ndum , w hi c h w a s s upport e d by r e l e va nt m e di c a l r e port s and atr a ns c r i ptc ont a i ni ng, i n tr a ns l a t i on f r om S pa ni s h t o E ngl i s h, th e m a te r ia l p a rts o f

ar e c o r d e d c o n v e r s a tio n p u rp o rte d lyc o rr o b o r a tin g h is a s s e rtio n s o f

h is c o n f u s e d a n d d is o r ie n te d m e n ta l s ta te a t th e tim e o f th e v io la tio n . M oreover, coun se l ext ensi vel y argued thi s poi ntand h i s s up po rt i ng evi dence w i thouti nt e rrupt i on dur i ng the s e nt e nc i ng he a r i ng. C a s tr o- A vi l e s c om pl a i ns tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notpe r s ona l l y r e vi e w the D V D of the re corded conv er sa t i on , on l y the transcr i pt . W e begi n b y not i ng that th e r e i s n o r e q u e s ti n th e s e n t e n c i n g m e m o r a n d u m th a tth e c o u rtv i e w th e DV D be f or e the he a r i ng. W he n the c ourti ndi c a t e d dur i ng the he a r i ng tha ti tha d not done s o, c ouns e l di d notobj e c tt o w ha the now c l a i m s w a s aD ue P r oc e s s a nd a F e de r a l R ul e of

C r i m i na l P r oc e dur e R ul e 32. 1 vi ol a t i on a nd he di d notr e que s tthe c ourtthe n t o vi e w i torof f e rt o s how i ta s e vi de nc e on hi s c l i e nt ’ s be ha l f . I ns t e a d,3

coun se l op t ed t o rel y on the transcr i ptof the re corded conv er sa t i on w hi ch coun se l a r g u e d a d e q u a te lyp r o v e d h is p o in t a n d w h ic h th e c o u rt h a d r e a d a n d c o n s id e r e d . T he di s tr i c tc ourtthus di d note rrw he n i tdi d notvi e w the D V D . D i a z - B ur gos , on w h ic h c o u n s e l r e lie s , is p la in lyd is tin g u is h ab le o n its f a c ts a n d th e r e f

o r e in ap p o s ite . I n tha tc a s e , unl i ke he r e , the di s tr i c tc ourtf l a t l y r e f us e d t o c ons i de rm i t i ga t i ng e vi de nc e . 601 F . 2d a t985- 96. S e c ond, c ouns e l a r gue s tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourtga ve no r e a s on f orc hoos i ng a m i d- G ui de l i ne s s e nt e nc e l ow e rtha n the s e nt e nc e r e c om m e nde d by the P r oba t i on O f f i c e r . T hi s a r gum e nta l s o ha s no m e r i t . T he G ui de l i ne s r a nge w a s onl y tw e l ve t o e i ght e e n m onths . T he r e c or d a s aw hol e a de qua t e l y de m ons tr a t e s tha tC a s tr oA vi l es ’ s vi ol at i on occurre d l es s than o ne ye araf t ersupervi se d rel ea se w as i m pos e d, a nd tha tthe vi ol a t i on w a s ar e pe a tof f e ns e . S e e U ni t e d S t a t e s v. S i m t ob, 48 5 F . 3d 10 58 , 10 63 (9th C i r. 20 07 ) ( re peatsupervi se d rel ea se vi ol at ors m ayneed

“ gr e a t e rs a nc t i ons ” t o “ de t e rf utur e c r i m i na l a c t i vi ty ” ) . M or e ove r , the de f e nda nt h ad a si g n i fi can tcri m i n al reco rd , cat eg o ry IV . T h e d i stri ctco u rti d en t i fi ed “ th ese ci rc um st ance s” i n cho osi ng the defendant ’ s s ent ence , ci rc um st ance s w hi ch c orr e s pond t o the 18 U . S . C . § 3553 a nd § 3583( e ) f a c t or s . S e e U ni t e d S t a t e s v. H a mmo n s , 5 5 8 F. 3 d 1 1 0 0 , 1 1 0 4 ( 9 th Ci r . 2 0 0 9 ) ( “ a d e q u a t e e x p l a n a t i o n i n s o me c a s e s m a y a l s o be i nf

e rr e d f r om the P S R orthe r e c or d” ( i nt e rna l quot a t i on m a rksC a s tr o - A v ile s ’s e x c e rp t o f r e c o r d is n o t ap p r o p r ia te ly“c o n s e c u tiv e ly 1 pagi nat ed” a s r equi re d N i nth C i rc ui tR ul e 30-1. T he nu m bers for pages 14 -29 are no tl egi bl e. C ou nsel shal l avoi d thi s m i st ake i n the future. 4 om i tt ed)) ; U ni t ed S t at es v. C arty, 52 0 F . 3d 98 4, 99 2 (9th C i r. 20 08 ) ( en banc) ( “[ A ] s u f f ic ie n t e x p la n a tio n w ill n e c e s s a r ilyv a ry d e p e n d in g u p o n th e c o m p le x ity of the part i cul arca se . . . . ”) . I f a n y th in g , th e d e f

e n d a n t a s ab u d d in g s e r ia l r e c id iv is t w a s f o rtu n a te n o t to be tr e a t e d m or e ha r s hl y . G i ve n the r e c or d, hi s pl e af ort i m e s e rve d w a s not ap p r o p r ia te . O n th e o th e rh a n d , th e c o u rt’s c h o ic e o f ale n ie n t f

if te e n - m o n th s e nt e nc e a ga i ns tthe P r oba t i on O f f i c e r ’ s r e c om m e nda t i on of e i ght e e n m onths f

i nds s u p p o rt in th e v e ry e v id e n c e c o u n s e l c la im s w a s n o t c o n s id e r e d , th e e v id e n c e o f h is m e nt a l a nd phy s i c a l he a l th c ondi t i on. 1 AF F I R ME D.