Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-ca10-87-01358/USCOURTS-ca10-87-01358-0/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Filbert Alfonso Romero
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

FILED 

United St.at.ea Court of Appeals 

Tenth Circuit 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 

) 

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) 

) 

v. ) 

) 

FILBERT ALFONSO ROMERO, ) 

) 

Defendant-Appellant. ) 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT 

FEB 2 51988 

ROBERT L. HOECKER 

Clerk 

No. 87-1358 

(D.C. No. 86-CR373) 

(D. N.M.) 

Before MOORE and TACHA, Circuit Judges, and BRIMMER, Chief Judge.* 

*Honorable Clarence A. 

District Court for 

designation. 

Brimmer, Chief Judge, United States 

the District of Wyoming, sitting by 

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.8. 

submitted without oral argument. 

The cause is therefore ordered 

Defendant-appellant was charged by indictment with being an 

accessory after the fact. Following a jury trial, he was found 

guilty of the lesser offense of misprison of a felony. 

On February 20, 1987, defendant was sentenced to a term of 

three years imprisonment, with all but six months of confinement 

Appellate Case: 87-1358 Document: 010110028271 Date Filed: 02/25/1988 Page: 1 
J ' ' 

suspended. Further, the district court directed that defendant be 

placed on probation for two and one-half years subject to a 

special condition of probation that defendant pay restitution to 

the victim. The judgment was entered on the docket on 

February 23, 1987. 

On March 3, 1987, the district court entered, sua sponte, an 

amended judgment and commitment which clarified certain provisions 

of the sentence. Defendant's notice of appeal was filed March 13, 

1987. 

The threshold question is whether this court has appellate 

jurisdiction. The record shows that defendant's notice of appeal 

from the judgment of conviction and sentence imposed February 20, 

1987, was not filed within the appeal period prescribed by 

Fed. R. App. P. 4{b). 

It is well establ ished that a timely notice of appeal is both 

mandatory and jurisdictional. Robinson v. United States, 345 F.2d 

1006, 1007 {10th Cir. 1965). 

Possibly, counsel's time calculations 

notice of appeal were adversely affected 

amendment of the judgment and commitment. 

for filing a proper 

by the sua sponte 

Under the circumstances, we conclude that this matter should 

be remanded to the district court in order to allow defendant a 

fair opportunity to make an application for an extension of time 

pursuant to Rule 4(b). See United States v. Lucas, 597 F.2d 243, 

245 {10th Cir. 1979). If the district court grants an extension 

of time, this appeal will be automatically reinstated upon the 

2 

Appellate Case: 87-1358 Document: 010110028271 Date Filed: 02/25/1988 Page: 2 
. ' 

receipt by the clerk of this court of the record of the 

proceedings on remand. 

The matter is REMANDED, and the appeal is DISMISSED. 

The mandate shall issue forthwith. 

ENTERED FOR THE COURT 

PER CURIAM 

3 

Appellate Case: 87-1358 Document: 010110028271 Date Filed: 02/25/1988 Page: 3