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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Matthew James Wood
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-3149

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United States of America, *

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Plaintiff – Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

v. * Southern District of Iowa.

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Matthew James Wood, * [Unpublished]

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Defendant – Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 9, 2005

Filed: August 5, 2005 

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Before WOLLMAN, BRIGHT, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

The district court violated the Sixth Amendment by applying a mandatory

version of the federal sentencing guidelines, which required it to enhance the

defendant's sentence beyond the statutory maximum based on facts not admitted to

by him nor found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Booker, 125

S. Ct. 738, 756 (2005). The defendant raised and preserved the error at the time of

sentencing and we cannot say this constitutional error was harmless beyond a

reasonable doubt. See United States v. Haidley, 400 F.3d 642 (8th Cir. 2005). We

therefore vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing. 

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Appellate Case: 04-3149 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/05/2005 Entry ID: 1936761