United States v. Carl Jennings and John Stepp

966 F.2d 184, 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 8530

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Decided: April 28, 1992
• Docket: 19-3573
• Status: Published

Opinion

966 F.2d 184

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Carl JENNINGS and John Stepp, Defendants-Appellants.

Nos. 90-3503, 90-3504.

United States Court of Appeals,
Sixth Circuit.

April 28, 1992.

Before: MARTIN and NELSON, Circuit Judges; and WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judge.

ORDER

On September 16, 1991, we issued an opinion in this case. 945 F.2d 129. On page 135, footnote 1 of the opinion, we stated that "[t]he version of the [sentencing] guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing is ordinarily applied." This court has stated, however, that when the sentencing guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing provide for a higher range than those guidelines in effect at the time the crime was committed, an ex post facto problem exists and a court must not impose a sentence in excess of that allowed by the older guidelines. United States v. Nagi, 947 F.2d 211, 213 n. 1 (6th Cir.1991) (citing Miller v. Florida, 482 U.S. 423, 107 S.Ct. 2446, 96 L.Ed.2d 351 (1987)). In the present case, if the 1990 guidelines provide a higher sentencing range than the 1987 guidelines, the district court should sentence the defendants under the 1987 guidelines to avoid ex post facto problems.