United States v. Bentley

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States v. Bentley, 99 F. App'x 426 (3d Cir. 2004)

United States v. Bentley

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Tyrone Bentley claims, for the first time on this appeal, that he should not have received a two-level upward adjustment in his offense level pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.2. The standard of review is plain error. Fed.R.Crim.P. 52(b); United States v. Torres, 209 F.3d 308, 313 (3d Cir. 2000).

The government concedes that the sentencing enhancement pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.2 should not have been applied in this case, as the defendant was fleeing from armored car employees, not law enforcement officials.

The government agrees that the erroneous application of § 3C1.2 warrants a remand to permit resentencing. We will therefore vacate the judgment of sentence in this case and remand the matter for resentencing.

Reference

Full Case Name
United States v. Tyrone BENTLEY, a/k/a Tyrone Harris Tyrone Bentley
Status
Published