Opinion ID: 1207983
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Heading: Of the Initial Appeal

Text: On his initial appeal, Timewell assert[ed] that (1) his sentence [was] unconstitutional because it [was] premised on facts not proved beyond a reasonable doubt to the jury as required by the Sixth Amendment, see Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004); and (2) the district court erred in granting a § 5K1.1 departure from the guidelines because (a) it mistakenly thought defendant's guidelines were not affected by his § 1001 conviction, and (b) it was improperly influenced by the United States Attorney's Office's policy of not making specific sentencing recommendations in connection with its § 5K1.1 motions. United States v. Timewell, 124 Fed.Appx. 55, 56 (2d Cir.2005). We rejected these arguments, holding that downward departure from the Sentencing Guidelines generally is not reviewable on appeal, id.; that even if the District Court erred in misapprehending the effect of the § 1001 conviction on the Guidelines calculations (a fact of which we were not convinced), it was not mistaken that the false statements had obstructed justice and therefore properly considered that fact in determining the extent of departure, id. at 57; and that there was no abdication of judicial responsibility, since the District Court carefully considered the parties' submissions as well as the facts outlined in the pre-sentence report, id. As to Timewell's claim that the Guidelines-determined sentence was imposed in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights, we made the following determination: In light of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), and this court's decision in United States v. Crosby, 397 F.3d 103 (2d Cir. 2005), this case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings in conformity with Crosby. Id. at 57-58.