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Parties Involved:
Drewmaine Brown
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-3012

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United States of America, *

*

Plaintiff-Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Nebraska.

Drewmaine Brown, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Defendant-Appellant. *

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Submitted: March 15, 2005

Filed: June 27, 2005

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Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

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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). At the time of

sentencing, the defendant raised and preserved error as to the constitutionality of the

federal sentencing guidelines. During the sentencing hearing, the district court stated

that if the federal sentencing regime were to change after Booker, the defendant could

file a motion asking the district court to reconsider his sentence. It then sentenced the

defendant to the minimum possible sentence under the applicable sentencing

guidelines. Accordingly, we cannot say that the error in this case was harmless. We

therefore vacate and remand for resentencing pursuant to United States v. Booker,

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125 S.Ct. 738 (2005). See United States v. Haidley, 400 F.3d 642, 644-46 (8th Cir.

2005).

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