United States v. Moore

164 F. App'x 285

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Decided: February 2, 2006
• Docket: 04-3532
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Gerald Wayne Moore’s response to this Court’s Order dated March 2, 2005 regarding the applicability of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220,125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), states that he “wishes to challenge his sentence under [Booker ].” Pursuant to said Order, such a statement is to be “construed as waiving any issues related to the conviction.” We therefore address only the sentencing issue.

In United States v. Davis, 407 F.3d 162 (3d Cir.2005) (en banc), this Court stated that except in limited circumstances, we will presume prejudice and direct a remand for resentencing where the District Court imposed a sentence in the belief that the applicable Sentencing Guidelines were mandatory. That was the situation here, and we perceive no circumstance in this case which warrants a different result than that found in Davis.

Having determined that the sentencing issues Appellant raises are best determined by the District Court in the first instance, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Appellant’s request for summary remand is GRANTED. The Appellant’s sentence is VACATED and this matter is REMANDED for resentencing in accordance with Booker.