Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ayinde G. JAMES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-07-28
Citations: 388 F. App'x 548
Docket Number: No. 09-3290
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ayinde G. JAMES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILLIAM J. BAUER, Circuit Judge, MICHAEL S. KANNE, Circuit Judge, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 388
Pages: 548–549

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ayinde G. JAMES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-3290.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Submitted July 28, 2010.
Decided July 28, 2010.
Michelle L. Jacobs, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Richard H. Parsons, Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, A. Brian Threlkeld, Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before WILLIAM J. BAUER, Circuit Judge, MICHAEL S. KANNE, Circuit Judge, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
After examining the briefs and the record, we have concluded that oral argument is unnecessary. Thus, the appeal is submitted on the briefs and the record. See Fed R.App. P. 34(a)(2)(C).

Opinion:
ORDER
Ayinde James pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). The probation officer calculated a total guidelines imprisonment range of 87 to 93 months, but the district court credited James for accepting responsibility, thereby reducing the range to 81 to 87 months. At sentencing the government recommended a prison term of 87 months, but the district judge said he would instead accept James's request to be sentenced at the low end of the guidelines range. Nevertheless, when pronouncing sentence, the district judge imposed terms of 27 months on the distribution charge and 60 months on the firearm charge, for a total of 87 months' imprisonment. That sentence is also reflected in the written judgment.
On appeal James argues that the 87-month prison sentence cannot be reconciled with the district judge's stated intent to sentence him at the low end of the guidelines range, and the government concedes the point. In light of the discrepancy between the district court's comments and the sentence ultimately imposed, we agree with the parties that it would be prudent to permit the court to clarify whether the pronounced sentence was deliberate or based on a misapprehension of the guidelines range. See United States v. Bartlett, 567 F.3d 901, 910 (7th Cir.2009). Accordingly, we VACATE James's sentence and REMAND for resentencing.