Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Glenn CHUNN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-25
Citations: 164 F. App'x 483
Docket Number: No. 04-20901
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Glenn CHUNN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BARKSDALE, STEWART, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 164
Pages: 483–484

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Glenn CHUNN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-20901.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Jan. 25, 2006.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Feroz Farook Merchant, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BARKSDALE, STEWART, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
William Glenn Chunn appeals the sentence following his guilty plea conviction to possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, to possessing a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking offense, and to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Chunn asserts that because the district court calculated the relevant drug quantity by adding a quantity of pseudoephedrine that Chunn did not admit to possessing, the sentence violated the Sixth Amendment pursuant to United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). Because Chunn raised this objection in the district court, this court will ordinarily remand for resentencing, unless the Government can show that the court's sentencing error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Pineiro, 410 F.3d 282, 284 (5th Cir.2005).
The Government asserts that because Chunn was sentenced in the middle of the applicable guideline range, the sentence was harmless. This court has rejected such an assertion. See United States v. Garza, 429 F.3d 165,170-71 (5th Cir.2005). Because the Government cannot show that the district court would have imposed the same sentence in the absence of the pseudoephedrine quantity used, the judgment of the district court is VACATED and the case is REMANDED to the district court for resentencing for the drug conviction.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.