Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damon Richard NELSON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-04-08
Citations: 125 F. App'x 702
Docket Number: No. 04-1306
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damon Richard NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before MARTIN, COOK, and LAY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 125
Pages: 702–703

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damon Richard NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-1306.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
April 8, 2005.
Elizabeth A. Stafford, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
John R. Minock, Cramer, Minock & Gallagher, Ann Arbor, MI, for Defendants Appellant.
Before MARTIN, COOK, and LAY, Circuit Judges.
The Honorable Donald P. Lay, Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Damon Nelson appeals his sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing with intent to distribute crack, arguing that the district court erred in sentencing him under "mandatory" Guidelines, in light of United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). We agree that the district court erred, and presume this prejudiced Nelson. See United States v. Barnett, 398 F.3d 516, 525-30 (6th Cir.2005). Because nothing in the record rebuts this presumption, we vacate Nelson's sentence and remand for resentencing in Booker. light of