United States v. Frith

262 F. App'x 721

Opinion

ORDER

On August 29, 2006, 461 F.3d 914, this court ordered a limited remand so the district court could state on the record whether the sentence remains appropriate now that United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), has limited the guidelines to advisory status. See United States v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471 (7th Cir.2005).

The district judge has now replied that she cannot conclude that she would have imposed the same sentence on Frith at the time of his original sentencing had she known that the guidelines were advisory and not binding. In reply to our invitation to comment on the district court’s Paladino response, the United States agrees that resentencing is appropriate. The defendant did not file a position statement. Accordingly, pursuant to Paladino, we VACATE Frith’s sentence and REMAND to the district court for resentencing.