Opinion ID: 4533869
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Challenges Under Gunter Step Three

Text: Finally, Jackson contends that the District Court committed procedural error by failing to explain its ruling on Jackson’s objection to a $74,500 portion of his restitution order. In granting only Jackson’s objection to the $175,000 portion of the restitution calculation, the District Court implicitly rejected Jackson’s objection to the $74,500 portion. The transcript of the sentencing hearing, however, offers no other indication that the District Court had even considered Jackson’s second objection and the arguments made in support thereof. Thus, we are unable to determine whether the District Court has a sound basis for its ruling on Jackson’s objection to the $74,500 portion of his restitution order. The Government concedes “that the District Court’s oversight in failing to address Jackson’s argument and/or explain the basis for it[s] rejecti[on] [of] his objection was error that potentially affected the amount of the restitution order.” Appellee Br. at 34. We agree. The District Court’s failure to state explicitly why it had overruled Jackson’s objection to the $74,500 portion of his restitution order and to set forth its reasons for doing so was plain error. 12