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Minute Sheet for proceedings held in Open Court on 09/08/2021 — USA v. Thomas et al. (Benoit) (N.D. Ga., 2021-09-08)

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A Minute Sheet for the sentencing hearing of defendant [4] Bern Benoit on 09/08/2021 before Honorable J. P. Boulee in Case 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS, Document 379, filed 09/08/21 in the Northern District of Georgia. The defendant and defense counsel waived in-person appearance and appeared by Zoom, and no one objected to the PSR, which the Court adopted. Defense counsel requested a downward departure and variance, which the Court denied. The sentence was pronounced and the 3553 factors and appeal rights were given, with the sheet directing readers to the J&C and transcript for details. The sheet does not state the sentence, and it records the hearing from 10:15 A.M. to 11:20 A.M.

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Filed September 8, 2021 in USA v. Thomas et al. (Benoit); one of 541 filings from this case.

Record facts

Court	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Filed	2021-09-08

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“Minute Sheet for proceedings held in Open Court on 09/08/2021 — USA v. Thomas et al. (Benoit) (N.D. Ga., 2021-09-08).” U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, No. 1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS, Doc. 379, filed 2021-09-08. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-bern-benoit-gand-279866/2021-09-08-minute-sheet-for-proceedings-held-in-open-court-on-09-08-2021-gov-uscourts-gand-279866-379-0/, SHA-256 2aa2d3c30ddd9ae1a9c5c1228bca4cb836d7cda7858b8a8824a39a54ede2de00.

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DEFENDANT(S): 
 [4]Bern Benoit Present at proceedings
ATTORNEY(S)
PRESENT: 
Tal Chaiken representing USA
Anthony Egbase representing Bern Benoit
Nathan Kitchens representing USA
Siji Moore representing USA
PROCEEDING
CATEGORY:
Sentencing Hearing(Sentencing Hearing Non-evidentiary);
MINUTE TEXT:
Defendant and defense counsel waived in-person appearance and consented to
appearing for this hearing via Zoom. There were no objections to PSR by the
Government or Defendant. PSR was adopted by the Court to which no objection
was raised. The Court presented guideline calculations and sentencing options.
Defense counsel requested a downward departure and variance. Defense counsel
spoke on Defendant's behalf. Defendant spoke on his behalf. The Court denied
defense counsel's request. The Court advised Defendant of his right of allocution.
The sentence was pronounced. The 3553 factors and appeal rights were given by
the Court. See J&C and transcript for more details.
HEARING STATUS:
Hearing Concluded
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
1:20-cr-00296-JPB-CMS
USA v. Thomas et al
Honorable J. P. Boulee
Minute Sheet for proceedings held In Open Court on 09/08/2021.
 TIME COURT COMMENCED: 10:15 A.M.
 TIME COURT CONCLUDED: 11:20 A.M.
 TIME IN COURT: 1:05
 OFFICE LOCATION: Atlanta
 COURT REPORTER: Penny Coudriet
 DEPUTY CLERK: Brittney Walker
CM/ECF-GA Northern District Court
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