Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ahmed RESSAM, also known as Benni Antoine Noris, Defendant-Appellee; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ahmed Ressam, also known as Benni Antoine Noris, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-08-15
Citations: 538 F.3d 1166
Docket Number: Nos. 05-30422, 05-30441
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ahmed RESSAM, also known as Benni Antoine Noris, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ahmed Ressam, also known as Benni Antoine Noris, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: ARTHUR L. ALARCÓN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 538
Pages: 1166–1167

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ahmed RESSAM, also known as Benni Antoine Noris, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ahmed Ressam, also known as Benni Antoine Noris, Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 05-30422, 05-30441.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Filed Aug. 15, 2008.
Mark N. Bartlett, Helen J. Brunner, John McKay, USSE, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant*Plaintiff-Appellee.
Michael Filipovic, Thomas W. Hillier, II, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Jo Ann Louise Oliver, Seattle, WA, for Defendant Appellee*Defendant-Appellant.
Before: ARTHUR L. ALARCÓN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
The mandate of the United States Supreme Court having issued on Ahmed Res-sam's appeal from his conviction for carrying an explosive during the commission of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(h)(2)(1994), United States v. Ressam, — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 1858, 170 L.Ed.2d 640 (2008), we must now reach the government's challenge to the reasonableness of Ressam's sentence. United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc), was decided after sentence was imposed in this case and, among other things, Carty makes clear that all sentencing proceedings must begin by determining the applicable Guidelines range. Id. at 993. This was not done here. Accordingly, we vacate the sentence and remand for resen-tencing in accordance with Carty.
VACATED AND REMANDED.