Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Anthony GODIN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-08-01
Citations: 193 F. App'x 308
Docket Number: No. 04-40960
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Anthony GODIN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GARWOOD, DeMOSS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 193
Pages: 308–309

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Anthony GODIN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-40960.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Aug. 1, 2006.
Jennifer Bess Lowery, U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Todd Weldon Leblanc, Beaumont, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before GARWOOD, DeMOSS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
John Anthony Godin appeals the sentence imposed July 14, 2004 by the district court following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. As his sole point of error on appeal, Godin argues that under Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), and the Sixth Amendment, only the facts admitted by him in conjunction with his guilty plea should have been used to enhance his sentencing range.
Under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), where a defendant's sentencing range is increased based on facts not found by a jury or admitted by the defendant, the sentence violates the Sixth Amendment. United States v. Cain, 440 F.3d 672, 676 (5th Cir.2006). Because Godin preserved his Sixth Amendment argument for review on appeal by raising a Blakely objection in the district court, our review is for harmless error. See United States v. Pineiro, 410 F.3d 282, 285-86 (5th Cir.2005).
There is nothing in the record that would support a determination that the district court would have imposed the same sentence absent its reliance, for sen tencing guideline enhancement purposes, on facts not found by a jury nor found beyond a reasonable doubt and not admitted by the defendant. Id. The government concedes it cannot make the requisite showing of harmlessness. Accordingly, Godin's sentence is VACATED and the case is REMANDED for resentencing.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5 the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.