United States v. Enriquez
United States v. Enriquez
Opinion of the Court
Juan Alfredo Enriquez appeals his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry. Enriquez challenges the constitutionality of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (2) and, additionally, the district court’s application of the mandatory Sentencing Guidelines.
Enriquez also contends that the district court erred in sentencing him pursuant to the mandatory Sentencing Guidelines regime held unconstitutional in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 764-65, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). The sentencing transcript is devoid of evidence that the district court would have imposed the same sentence under an advisory regime, and, therefore, the Government has not borne its burden of establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that the district court’s error was harmless. See United States v. Walters, 418 F.3d 461, 464 (5th Cir. 2005). Thus, Enriquez’s sentence is vacated and the case is remanded for further proceedings. See id. at 466.
CONVICTION AFFIRMED; SENTENCE VACATED; REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
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