Opinion ID: 615992
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Harmless Error Applies

Text: Assuming arguendo that the district court should have considered Barnes and Taylor's new arguments within the scope of remand, its error is harmless. See, e.g., United States v. Anderson, 517 F.3d 953, 965 (7th Cir.2008) (applying harmless error analysis to sentencing). An error is harmless if it did not affect the district court's selection of the sentence imposed. Williams v. United States, 503 U.S. 193, 203, 112 S.Ct. 1112, 117 L.Ed.2d 341 (1992). The district court in this case examined both defendants' waived arguments and explained why they would not prevail even if it had formally reached their merits. See discussion supra Part I.B.2b, d. Since it expressly stated that these arguments would not have altered the sentences it pronounced, any error is harmless.