Opinion ID: 203208
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Concurrent or Partially Concurrent Sentencing

Text: Jaca argues that the district court erred in applying U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(c), which allows discretion in choosing a concurrent, partially concurrent, or consecutive sentence. He claims that instead U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(b) mandates a fully concurrent sentence. Because we remand for resentencing, we consider the argument only long enough to note that this Guideline changed after Jaca committed these crimes but before he was sentenced for them. See United States v. Lino, 493 F.3d 41, 45 (1st Cir.2007). We expect that the Ex Post Facto Clause requires application of the older Guidelines if those would be more lenient. See U.S.S.G. § 1B1.11(b)(1) (If the . . . use of the Guidelines Manual in effect on the date that the defendant is sentenced would violate the ex post facto clause of the United States Constitution, the court shall use the Guidelines Manual in effect on the date that the offense of conviction was committed.); United States v. Harotunian, 920 F.2d 1040, 1043 (1st Cir.1990).