Plea Agreement — United States v. Marvis Jones (02), No. 4:23-cr-00290 (N.D. Tex.)

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A Plea Agreement, Document 38, filed 10/20/23, Case 4:23-cr-00290-O, United States of America v. Marvis Jones (02), Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. The defendant agrees to plead guilty to Count One of the Information, charging Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The agreement lists maximum penalties that include imprisonment not more than twenty (20) years and a fine not to exceed $1,000,000, and states that the sentence is solely in the discretion of the Court. In it the defendant agrees not to contest forfeiture of listed property, including a pistol, and waives appeal and collateral challenge rights with stated exceptions. The government agrees not to bring additional charges based on the conduct underlying the plea.

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Case 4:23-cr-00290-O Document 38 Filed 10/20/23 Page1of8 PagelD 78

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. No. 4:23-cr. 270-0 (02
MARVIS JONES (02)
a/k/a “Twin”
PLEA AGREEMENT

Marvis Jones, the defendant; the defendant’s attorney; and the United States of
America (the government) agree as follows:
1, Rights of the defendant: The defendant understands that the defendant
has the rights:

a. to plead not guilty;
b. to have a trial by jury;
c. to have the defendant’s guilt proven beyond a reasonable doubt;

d. to confront and cross-examine witnesses and to call witnesses in the
defendant’s defense; and

e. against compelled self-incrimination.

2. Waiver of rights and plea of guilty: The defendant waives these rights
and pleads guilty to the offense alleged in Count One of the Information, charging
Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance in violation of 21

U.S.C. § 846 (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)() and (b)()(C)). The defendant understands the nature

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and elements of the crime to which the defendant is pleading guilty, and agrees that the
factual resume the defendant has signed is true and will be submitted as evidence.
3. Sentence: The maximum penalties the Court can impose include:

a. imprisonment for a period not more than twenty (20) years;

b. a fine not to exceed $1,000,000, or both fine and imprisonment;

c. aterm of supervised release of not less than 3 years (If the defendant
violates any condition of supervised release, the Court may revoke such
term of supervised release and require the defendant to serve an
additional period of confinement.);

d. amandatory special assessment of $100;

e. forfeiture of property; and

f. costs of incarceration and supervision.

4, Immigration consequences: The defendant recognizes that pleading
guilty may have consequences with respect to the defendant’s immigration status if the
defendant is not a citizen of the United States. Under federal law, a broad range of
crimes are removable offenses. The defendant understands this may include the offense
to which the defendant is pleading guilty, and for purposes of this plea agreement, the
defendant assumes the offense is a removable offense. Removal and other immigration
consequences are the subject of a separate proceeding, however, and the defendant
understands that no one, including the defendant’s attorney or the district court, can
predict to a certainty the effect of the defendant's conviction on the defendant’s
immigration status. The defendant nevertheless affirms that the defendant wants to plead
guilty regardless of any immigration consequences that the defendant’s plea of guilty

may entail, even if the consequence is the defendant's automatic removal from the United

States.

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5. Court’s sentencing discretion and role of the Guidelines: The defendant
understands that the sentence in this case will be imposed by the Court after consideration
of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. The guidelines are not binding on the Court,
but are advisory only. The defendant has reviewed the guidelines with the defendant’s
attorney, but understands no one can predict with certainty the outcome of the Court’s
consideration of the guidelines in this case. The defendant will not be allowed to
withdraw the defendant’s plea if the defendant’s sentence is higher than expected. The
defendant fully understands that the actual sentence imposed (so long as it is within the
statutory maximum) is solely in the discretion of the Court.

6. Defendant’s agreement. The defendant shall not knowingly provide false
information to the U.S. Probation Office (USPO), the Court, or the government relating
to the offense(s) of conviction and all relevant conduct, or any information the defendant
must provide related to this agreement.

7. Mandatory special assessment: The defendant agrees to pay the U.S.
District Clerk the amount of $100 in satisfaction of the mandatory special assessment(s)
prior to sentencing.

8. Financial Obligations: The defendant understands that any financial
obligation imposed by the Court for restitution, fines, or special assessments is due and
payable immediately. In the event the Court imposes a schedule for payment, the
defendant agrees that such a schedule represents a minimum payment obligation and does
not preclude the U.S. Attorney’s Office from pursuing any other means by which to

satisfy the defendant’s full and immediately enforceable financial obligation. The

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defendant understands that the defendant has a continuing obligation to pay in full as
soon as possible any financial obligation imposed by the Court. The defendant further
agrees as follows:

a. The defendant agrees that the financial statement, with any supporting
documents, the defendant provides to the USPO may be shared with the
Court and the government.

b. The defendant shall submit to interviews by the government and the
USPO regarding the defendant’s capacity to satisfy any fine, restitution,
or special assessment.

c. The defendant expressly authorizes the United States Attorney’s Office
to immediately obtain a credit report on the defendant to evaluate the
defendant’s ability to satisfy any financial obligation imposed by the
Court.

9. Forfeiture of property: The defendant agrees not to contest, challenge, or
appeal in any way the administrative or judicial (civil or criminal) forfeiture to the United
States of any property noted as subject to forfeiture in the indictment or information, or
seized or restrained in the investigation underlying the indictment or information,
specifically the forfeiture of any controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, currency,
firearms, firearm parts, and ammunition seized in the investigation of the offense, and to
include a Smith and Wesson, Model M&P 40 Shield, .40 caliber pistol, bearing serial
number HBD7890. The defendant agrees that this property is subject to forfeiture under

21 U.S.C. § 853 and 21 U.S.C. § 881(a). The defendant consents to entry of any orders

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or declarations of forfeiture regarding such property and waives any requirements
(including notice of forfeiture) set out in 19 U.S.C. §§ 1607-1609; 18 U.S.C. §§ 981, 983,
and 985; the Code of Federal Regulations; and Rules 11 and 32.2 of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure. The defendant agrees to provide truthful information and evidence
necessary for the government to forfeit such property. The defendant agrees to hold the
government, its officers, agents, and employees harmless from any claim whatsoever in
connection with the seizure, forfeiture, storage, or disposal of such property.

10. Government’s agreement: The government will not bring any additional
charges against the defendant based upon the conduct underlying and related to the
defendant’s plea of guilty. The government will move to dismiss, after sentencing, any
remaining charges in the pending indictment or information. This agreement is limited to
the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas and does not bind
any other federal, state, or local prosecuting authorities, nor does it prohibit any civil or
administrative proceeding against the defendant or any property.

11. Violation of agreement: The defendant understands that if the defendant
violates any provision of this agreement, or if the defendant’s guilty plea is vacated or
withdrawn, the government will be free from any obligations of the agreement and free to
prosecute the defendant for all offenses of which it has knowledge, including the
reinstatement of charges dismissed pursuant to this plea agreement. In the event of such
a violation, vacatur, or withdrawal, the defendant waives all objections based upon delay
in prosecution. If the plea is vacated or withdrawn for any reason other than a finding

that it was involuntary, the defendant also waives all objections to the use against the

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defendant of any information or statements the defendant has provided to the
government, and any resulting leads.

12. Voluntary plea: This plea of guilty is freely and voluntarily made and is
not the result of force or threats, or of promises apart from those set forth in this plea
agreement. There have been no guarantees or promises from anyone as to what sentence
the Court will impose.

13. Waiver of right to appeal or otherwise challenge sentence: The
defendant waives the defendant’s rights, conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C.

§ 3742, to appeal the conviction, sentence, fine and order of restitution or forfeiture in an
amount to be determined by the Court. The defendant further waives the defendant’s
right to contest the conviction, sentence, fine and order of restitution or forfeiture in any
collateral proceeding, including proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and 28 U.S.C.

§ 2255. The defendant, however, reserves the rights (a) to bring a direct appeal of (i) a
sentence exceeding the statutory maximum punishment, or (ii) an arithmetic error at
sentencing, (b) to challenge the voluntariness of the defendant’s plea of guilty or this
waiver, and (c) to bring a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.

14. Representation of counsel: The defendant has thoroughly reviewed all
legal and factual aspects of this case with the defendant’s attorney and is fully satisfied
with that attorney’s legal representation. The defendant has received from the
defendant’s attorney explanations satisfactory to the defendant concerning each
paragraph of this plea agreement, each of the defendant’s rights affected by this

agreement, and the alternatives available to the defendant other than entering into this

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agreement. Because the defendant concedes that the defendant is guilty, and after
conferring with the defendant’s attorney, the defendant has concluded that it is in the
defendant’s best interest to enter into this plea agreement and all its terms, rather than to
proceed to trial in this case.

15. Entirety of agreement: This document, including any Supplement filed
contemporaneously, is a complete statement of the parties’ agreement and may not be
modified unless the modification is in writing and signed by all parties. This agreement
supersedes any and all other promises, representations, understandings, and agreements
that are or were made between the parties at any time before the guilty plea is entered in
court. No promises or representations have been made by the United States except as set

forth in writing in this plea agreement.

AGREED TO AND SIGNED this by ot October _, 2023.

LEIGHA SIMONTON

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
ke JONESZ LEVI THOMAS
Defendant Assistant United States Attorney

Texas State Bar No. 24083963
801 Cherry Street, Suite 1700
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Telephone: 817-252- 5200
Fa si ile: | 817-252-5455

Uf RK DANIELSON

Attorney for Defendant ae Chief

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I have read or had read to me this plea agreement and have carefully reviewed
wa it with my attorney. I fully understand it and voluntarily agree to it.

MARVIS JONES * Date /
Defendant

Lam the defendant’s attorney. I have carefully reviewed every part of this plea
agreement with the defendant. To my knowledge and belief, my client’s decision to enter

into thjs plea agreement js jin and voluntary one.

Date

Attorney for Defendant

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