Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Drewmaine BROWN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-06-27
Citations: 135 F. App'x 885
Docket Number: No. 04-3012
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Drewmaine BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 135
Pages: 885–885

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Drewmaine BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-3012.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: March 15, 2005.
Filed: June 27, 2005.
Maria R. Moran, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Omaha, NE, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
James C. Hart, Jr., Omaha, NE, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and HANSEN, 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). At the time of sentencing, the defendant raised and preserved error as to the constitutionality of the federal sentencing guidelines. During the sentencing hearing, the district court stated that if the federal sentencing regime were to change after Booker, the defendant could file a motion asking the district court to reconsider his sentence. It then sentenced the defendant to the minimum possible sentence under the applicable sentencing guidelines. Accordingly, we cannot say that the error in this case was harmless. We therefore vacate and remand for re-sentencing 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, 644-46 (8th Cir.2005).