Court Opinion

ID: 9462840
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 22:51:29.299434+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:37:48.721944
License: Public Domain

MOORE, Circuit Judge
(concurring):
In my opinion, the defect in sentencing here lies in the absence of the statutory *666prerequisites to a sentence imposed under the Federal Youth Corrections Act, namely, whether “there are reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant will benefit from the treatment provided [thereunder] . . ” Since the judge could not apply the FYCA to Torun unless he made an express finding that Torun would benefit from such treatment, the case must be remanded for resentencing. If no such finding can properly be made on remand, Torun cannot be sentenced under the FYCA and must be sentenced as an adult under 21 U.S.C. § 844(a) (maximum jail term one year).