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

United States v. James Toelle

United States v. James Toelle
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided March 16, 2005

United States v. James Toelle

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 04-3010 ___________ United States of America, * * Plaintiff - Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Nebraska James Toelle, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Defendant - Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: February 15, 2005 Filed: March 16, 2005 (Corrected March 17, 2005) ___________ Before MELLOY, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

The defendant in this case was sentenced prior to the United States Supreme Court decision in United States v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005). The defendant raised and preserved error as to the constitutionality of the federal sentencing guidelines at the time of sentencing. The defendant was also sentenced to the minimum possible sentence under the applicable federal sentencing guidelines.

Accordingly, we cannot say that the error in this case was harmless. We therefore vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing pursuant to United States v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005). See, United States v. Haidley, No. 04-3312 (filed March 16, 2005). ___________________________

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