Case Name: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James TOELLE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-03-16
Citations: 123 F. App'x 272
Docket Number: No. 04-3010
Parties: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. James TOELLE, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before MELLOY, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 123
Pages: 272–272

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. James TOELLE, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-3010.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 15, 2005.
Decided March 16, 2005.
Frederick Douglas Franklin, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Omaha, NE, for PlaintiffAppellee.
James Toelle, Shannon Patrick O’Con-nor, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Omaha, NE, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before MELLOY, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The defendant in this case was sentenced prior to the United States Supreme Court decision in United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). The defendant raised and preserved error as to the constitutionality of the federal sentencing guidelines at the time of sentencing. The defendant was also sentenced to the minimum possible sentence under the applicable federal sentencing guidelines. Accordingly, we cannot say that the error in this case was harmless. We therefore vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing pursuant to United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). See, United States v. Haidley, 400 F.3d 642 (2005).