United States v. English
United States v. English
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Chad Allen English appeals the 24-month sentence imposed after revocation of his supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand for resentencing.
English contends that the district court erred by concluding that he committed a Grade A violation of his supervised release under U.S.S.G. § 7B1.1 (policy statement). Specifically, English contends that the sentencing court erred in concluding that English’s violation conduct constituted a felony battery. We agree.
In United States v. Corona-Sanchez, 291 F.3d 1201, 1208-11 (9th Cir. 2002) (en banc), we held that sentencing courts should not consider recidivist enhancements in determining whether a state-law prior conviction is a felony. Therefore, to the extent that the district court in this case concluded that English had committed a felony battery because it was a third-time offense, that conclusion provided an invalid basis for determining that English’s conduct constituted a Grade A violation. See id.
The district court did not have the benefit of Moreno-Hernandez when it sentenced English on the supervised release violation because that case was not decided until after appellant’s sentencing. We vacate and remand for the district court’s reconsideration of English’s sentence in light of Moreno-Hemandez.
VACATED and REMANDED.
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