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Parties Involved:
Julian Castaneda
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-4107

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the District

v. * of Minnesota.

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Julian Castaneda, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: September 2, 2005

Filed: September 23, 2005

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Before ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Julian Castaneda appeals the sentence the district court imposed after

Castaneda was convicted of drug charges. Citing United States v. Booker, 125 S. Ct.

738 (2005), Castaneda argues for the first time the district court committed error in

sentencing him under a mandatory Guidelines scheme. We conclude the Booker error

is plain, and given the court’s comments at sentencing while choosing a sentence at

the bottom of the Guidelines range, Castaneda has shown a reasonable probability he

would have received a lesser sentence under advisory Guidelines. See United States

v. Pirani, 406 F.3d 543, 550-53 (8th Cir. 2005) (en banc), petition for cert. filed, (U.S.

July 27, 2005) (No. 05-5547). Accordingly, we remand for resentencing.

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Appellate Case: 04-4107 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/23/2005 Entry ID: 1955352