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i ndi ng of de l i be r a t e i gnor a nc e , a nd the m a gi s tr a t e j udge th e r e f o r e d id n o t p la in ly e rrin e x p la in in g th e n a tu r e o f th e c h a r g e . See U

ni ted State s v . P or t i l lo- C ano , 19 2 F . 3d 12 46 , 12 50 (9th C i r. 19 99 ). T hatV el az qu ez S e d a n o a d m itte dk n o w le d g e o f s m u g g lin g m a r iju a n a— a n d n o t c o c a in e — is n o t a de f e ns e ; ade f

e nda ntne e d notknow the type orqua nt i ty of the drug be i ng s m u g g le d s o lo n g a s th e d e f e n d a n t k n o w s it is s o m e typ e o f c o n tr o lle d s u b s ta n c e . U n i ted S ta tes v. C a rra n za , 2 8 9 F .3 d 6 3 4 , 6 4 4 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) . S e c ond, the r e l e va ntpoi ntof c om pa r i s on i n de t e rm i ni ng w he the ra ny dow nw a r d a dj us tm e nti n s e nt e nc i ng f oram i norr ol e i s w a rr a nt e d i s the a ve r a ge pa rt i c i pa nt , a nd thus the di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notc l e a r l y e rri n s t a t i ng “ [ t ] he gui de l i ne co m m en t ary fo cu ses o n th e av erag e p art i ci p an tan d req u i res th e co u rtt o fi n d b y apr e ponde r a nc e of e vi de nc e de f

e nda nti s s ubs t a nt i a l l y l e s s c ul pabl e tha n the a ve r a ge part i ci pant , no tthe shotca l l er s, no tthe peop l e w i th p ropri et ary i nt er es t . ” See a l so U n ite d S ta te s v . C a n tr e ll , 433 F . 3d 1269, 1283 ( 9th C i r . 2006) ; U . S . S e nt e nc i ng G u id e lin e s M a n u a l ( U S S G ) § 3 B 1 .2 , & c m t. n .3 ( A ) . T hi r d, gi ve n tha tV e l a z que z - S e da no bl a m e d he ra s s oc i a t e s i n M e xi c o f or t ak i n g ad v an t ag e o f h er frailem o t i o n al st at e t o i n v o l v e h er i n sm u g g l i n g d ru g s, the di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notpl a i nl y e rri n l i m i t i ng V e l a z que z - S e da no’ s tr a ve l t o M e xi c o, w i thoutthe pe rm i s s i on of he rpr oba t i on of

f i c e r , t o tw e l ve hour s a s ac ondi t i on of s u p e rv is e d r e le a s e . See U S S G § 5 D 1. 3(b); 18 U . S . C . 35 83 (c ); 18 U . S . C . § 3553; see a l so U ni te d State s v . W

at s on , 582 F . 3d 974, 983–84 ( 9th C i r . 2009) ( not i ng thatcond i t i on s s epar at i ng a def endantfr om negat i ve i nfl uences i n h erpri or l i fe ar e “r e a s o n ab ly r e la te d to th e p e rm is s ib le g o a ls o f d e te rr e n c e a n d r e h ab ilita tio n [ :] . . . a com m on pu rpose of s up ervi se d rel ea se ”) . B ec ause V el az qu ez -S edano i s aU ni t ed S t at es ci t i zen , h er ch i l d i s i n th e U n i t ed S t at es, an d co n d i t i o n s o f su p erv i sed rel ease pr ovi de s om e f

l e xi bi l i ty by vi rtue of

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f i c e r , the c ondi t i ons of s u p e rv is e d r e le a s e th e r e f o r e in v o lv e n o g r e a te rr e s tr ic tio n o n h e rlib e rty th a n is n e c e s s a ry . 1 8 U .S .C . 3 5 8 3 ( d ) ( 2 ) ; U S S G § 5 D 1 .3 ( b ) ( 2 ) ; s e e W at s on , 58 2 F . 3d at 9 8 3

– 8 4 (n o t i n g th atco n d i t i o n s al l o w i n g fo r a p ro b at i o n o ffi cer’s d i scret i o n are l ess o n e r o u s th a n a n o u tr ig h t b a n ) . R e la te d ly , th e d is tr ic t c o u rt d id n o t im p e rm is s ib ly de l e ga t e author i ty t o the pr oba t i on of f i c e ri n c onj unc t i on w i th the tr a ve l r e s tr i c t i on.I nde e d, w e ha ve obs e rve d tha tc ondi t i ons s ubj e c tt o apr oba t i on of f i c e r ' s di s c r e t i on a r e le s s o n e r o u s . Se e W at s on , 582 F . 3d a t983–84. F ou rth, the di stri ctcourtal so di d n otpl ai nl y e rri n requi ri ng V el az qu ez S edano t o sub m i tt o d rug t es t i ng as a c on di t i on of supervi se d rel ea se . V el az qu ez S e d a n o w a s c o n v ic te d o f d ru g s m u g g lin g , a n d , w h e n a s k in g th e d is tr ic t c o u rt to e nr ol l he ri n the A R D A P drug pr ogr a m w hi l e i nc a r c e r a t e d, V e l a z que z - S e da no n o te d th a t “s h e is a n e x a m p le o f a n o th e re le m e n t o f

w h a t g e ttin g in v o lv e d w ith drug s c an do . ” F i na l l y , the di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n s e nt e nc i ng V e l a z que z - S e da no t o a71- m onth t e rm of i m pr i s onm e nt , w hi c h i s 26 m onths be l ow the l ow e nd of

the G ui de l i ne s r a nge . T he di s tr i c tc ourtr e a s onabl y f oc us e d on V e l a z que z - S e da no’ s know l e dge tha ts he w a s i m port i ng s om e type a nd qua nt i ty of drug s, V el az qu ez -S edano’ s dec i si on t o u se , and con se qu ent l y e nd anger, her daught e rt o s hi e l d he rc r i m e , a nd the ul t i m a t e type a nd quant i ty of drugs i m port e d. See C a rra n za , 289 F . 3d a t644. AF F I R ME D.