U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2006

United States v. Toney, Lisa

United States v. Toney, Lisa
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Decided April 12, 2006 · Per Curiam

United States v. Toney, Lisa

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED ORDER Not to be cited per Circuit Rule 53

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 April 12, 2006 Before Hon. WILLIAM J. BAUER, Circuit Judge Hon. RICHARD D. CUDAHY, Circuit Judge Hon. DIANE S. SYKES, Circuit Judge No. 03-2337 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appeal from the United States District Plaintiff-Appellee, Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division v. No. 00 CR 143-3 LISA TONEY, Defendant-Appellant. Charles R. Norgle, Sr., Judge.

ORDER Lisa Toney and her boyfriend used her husband’s name and identifying information to commit fraud. He found out, so they blew him up with a mail bomb, injuring another man in the process. Toney was convicted of conspiracy to use fraudulent identification, see 18 U.S.C. § 1028(f); fraudulent use of an access device, see id. § 1029(a)(2); mail theft, see id. § 1708; and conspiracy to use explosives in commission of a felony resulting in death, see id. § 844(n), (d). The district court imposed multiple concurrent terms of imprisonment, the longest of which was life.

Toney appealed, arguing that the district court plainly erred by applying the sentencing guidelines as mandatory. See United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005); United States v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471, 481 (7th Cir. 2005). We asked the judge whether he would have imposed a lower sentence if he had known that the No. 03-2337 Page 2 guidelines were advisory. See Paladino, 401 F.3d at 483–84. He answered yes.

Therefore, we VACATE Toney’s sentence and REMAND for resentencing.

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