IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
                                            Plaintiff, 
v. 
DAVID LEON SMITH, 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:25-cr-0053 
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ORDER 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the 
United States Magistrate Judge dated August 28, 2025, ECF No. 51, recommending that the 
Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment, Possession with Intent to 
Distribute a Controlled Substance, a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 
841(a)(1), be accepted, and the defendant be adjudged guilty. After careful consideration 
and review, and there being no objection, it is hereby 
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 51, is ADOPTED; it is 
further 
ORDERED that Defendant David Leon Smith’s plea of guilty as to Count One of the 
Indictment is ACCEPTED, and that David Leon Smith is adjudged GUILTY on that count; it is 
further 
ORDERED that, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(c)(1)(A), the U.S. Probation Office shall 
conduct a presentence investigation for the preparation of a presentence report; it is further 
ORDERED that the U.S. Probation Office shall disclose the preliminary presentence 
report to the parties no later than October 24, 2025; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties shall submit any objections or corrections to the 
preliminary presentence report to the U.S. Probation Office no later than November 7, 
2025; it is further 
ORDERED that the U.S. Probation Office shall disclose the final presentence report to 
the parties and the Court no later than November 14, 2025; it is further 
 
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ORDERED that the parties shall file their sentencing memoranda no later than 
December 5, 2025; and it is further 
ORDERED that a sentencing hearing shall be held on December 12, 2025, at 10:00 
A.M. in STT Courtroom No. 1. 
 
Dated: September 15, 2025  
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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