Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candace Ellen MARTELL, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-14
Citations: 234 F. App'x 622
Docket Number: No. 06-30504
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candace Ellen MARTELL, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 234
Pages: 622–622

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candace Ellen MARTELL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-30504.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 5, 2007.
Filed June 14, 2007.
Joseph E. Thaggard, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Great Falls, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
R. Henry Branom, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for Defendant Appellant.
Before: LEAVY, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Candace Ellen Martell appeals from the 60-month sentence imposed after her guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We vacate and remand for resen-tencing.
Martell contends, and the government concedes, that the district court judge erred in finding that United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), precluded the court from applying the statutory "safety valve" exception to the otherwise mandatory five-year minimum sentence. We agree with the parties and vacate Martell's sentence and remand for further proceedings consistent with United States v. Cardenas-Juarez, 469 F.3d 1331, 1334-35 (9th Cir. 2006).
VACATED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.