Court Opinion

ID: 9498344
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 17:14:58.673057+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:58:46.457601
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ROGERS, Circuit Judge,
dissenting.
Although I concur with the court’s decision in Parts I through III, I respectfully dissent from its decision not to remand. The holding in United States v. Justin Jones does not, in my view, preclude reasonableness review of aspects of the sentencing determination other than whether a departure is permitted (and the extent to which a departure is permitted) under the provisions of USSG Chapter 5. See United States v. Justin Jones, 417 F.3d 547, 551 n. 3 (6th Cir.2005). Puckett, in his reply brief, argued for a remand so that the district court can impose a sentence under an advisory guideline scheme, considering the factors set out in 18 U.S.C. § 3553. Generally, review of an issue mentioned for the first time in a reply brief is precluded. See Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Leahey Constr. Co., 219 F.3d 519, 545 (6th Cir.2000). In light of the intervening change in the law, requesting reasonable review in the reply brief should be sufficient, where, in this case, the original briefs were filed before the Supreme Court decided Booker. See United States v. Webb, 403 F.3d 373, 380 n. 2 (6th Cir.2005) (permitting Booker issue to be raised in supplemental brief).