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United States v. Blanton

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 17, 2006
163 F. App'x 527 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted Jan. 9, 2006.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

David Groff, Esq., USME-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Medford, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

C. Renee Manes, Esq., FPDOR-Federal Public Defender's Office, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellant.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Ann L. Aiken, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-03-30062-ALA.

Before: HUG, O'SCANNLAIN and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

David Wayne Blanton appeals from the 84-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

Because Blanton was sentenced under the then-mandatory Sentencing Guidelines, and we cannot reliably determine from the

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record whether the sentence imposed would have been materially different had the district court known that the Guidelines were advisory, we remand to the sentencing court to proceed pursuant to United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1084-85 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). See United States v. Moreno-Hernandez, 419 F.3d 906, 915-16 (9th Cir.2005) (extending Ameline' s limited remand procedure to cases involving non-constitutional error).

REMANDED.


Summaries of

United States v. Blanton

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 17, 2006
163 F. App'x 527 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

United States v. Blanton

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. David Wayne BLANTON…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jan 17, 2006

Citations

163 F. App'x 527 (9th Cir. 2006)