U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2005

United States v. Rivera-Cruz

United States v. Rivera-Cruz
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided April 18, 2005 · Hamilton, Michael, Per Curiam, Shedd
126 F. App'x 117

United States v. Rivera-Cruz

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Carlos Rivera-Cruz pled guilty to one count of making a false statement in an application for a passport, in violation of 18 *118 U.S.C.A. § 1542 (West Supp. 2004). On October 29, 2004, the district court sentenced Rivera-Cruz, over his objection based upon Blakely v. Washington, — U.S.-, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), to a fourteen-month term of imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. After Rivera-Cruz filed his notice of appeal, the Supreme Court decided United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). The Government and Rivera-Cruz have filed a joint motion to remand for resentencing in light of the Booker decision.

We grant the motion for remand to allow the district court to reconsider Rivera-Cruz’s sentence in light of the Booker decision. Rivera-Cruz’s formal brief on appeal reveals that the applicability of Booker is the only issue that he wishes to pursue on appeal. Therefore, we affirm his conviction, vacate the sentence imposed by the district court, and remand for reconsideration of the sentence. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED

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