United States v. Stokes, Johnny L.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States v. Stokes, Johnny L., 161 F. App'x 602 (7th Cir. 2006)

United States v. Stokes, Johnny L.

Opinion

ORDER

Johnny Stokes argued that the district court erred under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), by sentencing him under the formerly mandatory sentencing guidelines. The government conceded the error, so we ordered a limited remand to ask the district court whether it would have imposed the same sentence had it known that the guidelines were advisory, see United States v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471, 484 (7th Cir. 2005). The court has assured us that it would have, so the only remaining question is the reasonableness of Stokes’ sentence. Since Stokes’ sentence was in the middle of a properly calculated guideline range, it was presumptively reasonable, see United States v. Mykytiuk, 415 F.3d 606, 608 (7th Cir. 2005). And because Stokes has not responded to the district court’s statement, he has not rebutted that presumption. The judgment is AFFIRMED.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny L. STOKES, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished