Opinion ID: 750657
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: District Court Jurisdiction to Resentence

Text: 9 This court has held that, following a successful § 2255 petition to vacate a § 924(c) conviction and sentence, the district court has the authority to resentence a defendant in order to correct the defendant's sentence related to the underlying offense, to reflect the possession of a weapon. United States v. Handa, 122 F.3d 690 (9th Cir.1997). We noted in Handa that our decision was consistent with those of other circuits, 2 and that resentencing was proper because the vacation of the § 924(c) sentence unbundled the sentencing package. Id. at 692. As such, the district court judge should be allowed to put together a new package reflecting its considered judgment as to the punishment the defendant deserves for the crimes of which he is still convicted. Id.