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   Federal Courts - 5th Circuit Court of Appeals - February 22, 2006

  
United States v. Martinez-Garcia, No. 04-41276 Summary Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 22, 2006, Filed
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United States v. Mendez-Leyva, No. 04-41020 Summary Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 22, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Defendant's conviction for violating 8 U.S.C.S. § 1326 was affirmed, but the case was remanded for the district court to decide whether to resentence because the government had not borne its burden of establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that the district court's sentencing error was harmless.

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United States v. Mendoza-Contreras, No. 04-41544 Summary Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 22, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Defendant's conviction for violating 8 U.S.C.S. § 1326 was affirmed, but his sentence was vacated and remanded because the government failed to point to anything in the record that demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that the district court would not have sentenced defendant differently had it acted under an advisory USSG regime.

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United States v. Mondragon-Gusman, No. 05-40100 Summary Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 22, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Sentence was vacated, where district court committed "Fanfan" error by sentencing defendant pursuant to mandatory guidelines scheme. Government conceded that defendant preserved Fanfan argument and that there was no indication in record that district court would have imposed same sentence had guidelines been advisory rather than mandatory.

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United States v. Naranjo-Martinez, No. 04-40900 Summary Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 22, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Sentence was vacated, where district court imposed sentence pursuant to mandatory United States Sentencing Guidelines. Government argued error was harmless because court considered factors in, inter alia, 18 U.S.C.S. § 3553(a) and guidelines; government did not demonstrate court, operating under advisory scheme, would have imposed same sentence.

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United States v. Nunez-Munoz, No. 04-41374 Summary Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 22, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Sentence was vacated, where district court committed "Fanfan" error by sentencing defendant pursuant to mandatory guidelines scheme. Government conceded that defendant preserved Fanfan argument; there was no indication in record that district court would have imposed same sentence had guidelines been advisory rather than mandatory.

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United States v. Sanchez, No. 04-40957 Summary Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 22, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Sentence was vacated. Because the district court sentenced defendant under a mandatory sentencing guidelines regime, it committed error. The government conceded that defendant's objection below preserved his claim, but the government did not meet its burden to show that the error was harmless beyond reasonable doubt.

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United States v. Tejada-Calderon, No. 05-40099 Summary Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 22, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Defendant's sentence for violating 8 U.S.C.S. § 1326 was vacated and remanded for resentencing since the sentencing transcript was devoid of evidence that the district court would have imposed the same sentence under an advisory regime. The government had not borne its burden of establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that the error was harmless.

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United States v. Williams, No. 04-40997, c/w Nos. 04-41045 & 04-41610 Summary Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, February 22, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Counsel's motion to withdraw was denied as unnecessary, and the appeal was dismissed because defendant's motions were moot following the revocation of his supervision and the decision in his appeal.

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