Opinion ID: 673837
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: jones's sentence for possession of an unregistered

Text: SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN 30 The government has conceded that the district court erred in sentencing Jones to 168 months imprisonment for possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, to be served concurrently to his 168-month sentences for distribution of crack cocaine and possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. The statutory maximum sentence for possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun is ten years. 26 U.S.C.A. Sec. 5871 (1989). The government suggests, however, that because of the concurrent sentence doctrine, we need not reverse Jones's sentence. 31 Under the concurrent sentence doctrine, [t]he existence of one valid conviction may make unnecessary the review of other convictions when concurrent sentences have been given, provided there are no adverse collateral consequences to a defendant as a result of the concurrent sentence. United States v. Hudacek, 24 F.3d 143, 145 n. 1 (11th Cir.1994). In this case, however, the error is plain and the government has conceded it, so little or no review is necessary to decide the matter. Furthermore, it is a simple error to correct. For these reasons, we exercise our discretion not to apply the concurrent sentence doctrine, we vacate this one sentence, and we remand for correction of the error in it.