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United States v. Tapia-Fierro

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 16, 2005
149 F. App'x 631 (9th Cir. 2005)

Opinion

Submitted September 12, 2005.

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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)

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Joan G. Ruffennach, Esq., M. Malaika Rahi-Loo Fax, USPX--Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David Taylor Shannon, AFPD, FPDAZ--Federal Public Defender's Office, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Frederick J. Martone, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-01-01115-FJM.

Before: REINHARDT, RYMER and HAWKINS, 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.

Jose Luis Tapia-Fierro appeals his 104-month sentence imposed following a remand of his sentence by this Court. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we remand the sentence.

Because appellant was sentenced under the then-mandatory Sentencing Guidelines, and we cannot reliably determine from the 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 for further proceedings consistent with United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1084-85 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). See United States v. Hermoso-Garcia, 413 F.3d 1085, 1089-90 (9th Cir.2005).

SENTENCE REMANDED.


Summaries of

United States v. Tapia-Fierro

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 16, 2005
149 F. App'x 631 (9th Cir. 2005)
Case details for

United States v. Tapia-Fierro

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. Jose Luis TAPIA-FIERRO…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 16, 2005

Citations

149 F. App'x 631 (9th Cir. 2005)