Opinion ID: 791972
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Heading: Plain Error in the Sentencing Context

Text: 17 Lewis did not raise her 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c) objection at the time of her sentencing. It is unclear whether we therefore review her claim for plain error, see United States v. Molina, 356 F.3d 269, 277 (2d Cir.2004), 356 F.3d 269, 277 (2d Cir.2004) (reviewing for plain error the issue of the district court's lack of compliance with section § 3553(c) because the defendant did not object on that ground at the time of sentencing), under a less stringent standard, United States v. Sofsky, 287 F.3d 122, 125 (2d Cir.2002) (noting that in the sentencing context there are circumstances that permit us to relax the otherwise rigorous standards of plain error review to correct sentencing errors), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1167, 123 S.Ct. 981, 154 L.Ed.2d 907 (2003), or whether we need not apply the four-part plain-error analysis at all, United States v. Zackson, 6 F.3d 911, 923-24 (2d Cir.1993) (holding that a sentence imposed in violation of § 3553(c)(1) is a sentence imposed in violation of law and must therefore be vacated unless the district court provides a statement of reasons). Because we conclude that remand is necessary even under the stringent, four-part plain-error standard, we need not resolve this issue here. 18