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Parties Involved:
Brent Hughes
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

*Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion

should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited

circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

November 15, 2005

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-50889

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

BRENT HUGHES,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

No. SA-03-CR-52

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ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before JOLLY, JONES, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

This court affirmed the judgment of conviction and

sentence of Brent Hughes. See United States v. Hughes, No. 03-

50889 (Oct. 21, 2004). The Supreme Court vacated and remanded for

further consideration in light of United States v. Booker, 125 S.

Ct. 738 (2005). See Hughes v. United States, 125 S. Ct. 1027

(2005). We requested and received supplemental letter briefs

addressing the impact of Booker.

The Government concedes that Hughes preserved his

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sentencing challenge before the district court, and that the error

was not harmless. Accordingly, Hughes’s conviction is AFFIRMED,

and his sentence is VACATED and REMANDED for further proceedings

consistent with this opinion and Booker.

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