Court Opinion

ID: 9469426
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 02:40:08.367931+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:41:22.798701
License: Public Domain

MUIR, District Judge,
concurring and dissenting.
I join in Parts I and II of the Court’s opinion. It was the burden of the United *456States to bring to the District Court’s attention prior to sentencing that the counts had merged by reason of failure of proof and that a sentence on each of the three counts would be illegal. I doubt that any District Judges in this circuit would be aware of holdings to that effect in other circuits. Not only did the United States fail to bring this to the Court’s attention but the United States does not even oppose re-sentencing when the issue is raised on appeal. In order to save the time of the District Judge and the expense involved in a resentencing, including that of transportation of the prisoner, I would follow the practice of the Sixth Circuit and vacate the convictions on Counts 2 and 3. I therefore respectfully dissent from the portion of the order which directs resentencing.