FOR PUBLICATION 
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
RONALD JULIEN,
Defendant.
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ATTORNEYS:
Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr., AUSA
St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
For the plaintiff. 
Martial A. Webster, Esq.
St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
For the defendant.
ORDER
GÓMEZ, C.J.
Before the Court is the motion of the defendant, Ronald
Julien (“Julien”), to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
3582(c)(2).  The Court has reviewed the record in this matter and
finds as follows:
1.
Julien was convicted of aiding and abetting another in
knowingly and intentionally possessing cocaine base with the
intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
and 18 U.S.C. § 2.
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2.
Under the advisory sentencing guidelines, Julien had a total
offense level of 26 and a criminal history category of I. 
The Court departed downward from the guidelines by two
points pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2 and two points for
Julien’s acceptance of guilt.  Those departures brought
Julien’s offense level to 22, resulting in a guideline range
of imprisonment of forty-one to fifty-one months.  The Court
sentenced Julien to forty-one months of imprisonment.
3.
Effective November 1, 2007, the Sentencing Commission
adopted Amendments 706 and 711, which amended Section 2D1.1
of the guidelines with regard to the offense levels applied
to many cocaine base offenses.  On December 11, 2007, in
Amendment 712, the Sentencing Commission decreed that
Amendments 706 and 711 apply retroactively, effective March
3, 2008.  The Commission implemented this decree via
Amendment 713, effective March 3, 2008.
4.
Under the amended guidelines, Julien has a total offense
level of 24.  Taking into account the same downward
departures the Court considered at Julien’s sentencing,
Julien’s new offense level is 20, resulting in a guideline
range of thirty-three to forty-one months of imprisonment.
5.
Section 1B1.10 of the guidelines requires the Court to
consider the factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) in
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deciding whether a sentence reduction is warranted.  The
Court has reviewed those factors and finds that they support
a reduction of Julien’s sentence.
The premised considered, it is hereby
ORDERED that Julien’s term of imprisonment is reduced to a
total term of thirty-three months, with all other terms and
conditions of the original sentence to remain the same; and it is
further
ORDERED that Julien’s request for a hearing on his motion is
DENIED.
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    CURTIS V. GÓMEZ
       
      Chief Judge
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