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No. 8690205
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Herrera
No. 8690205 · Decided October 21, 2008
No. 8690205·Ninth Circuit · 2008·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
October 21, 2008
Citation
No. 8690205
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
MEMORANDUM ** Nelly Herrera appeals from the district court’s order, following a limited remand pursuant to United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1084-85 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc), determining that it would not have imposed a materially different sentence had it known that the United States Sentencing Guidelines were advisory. We *601 have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. Herrera contends that the district court erred by failing to provide an adequate explanation as to why its sentence would not have been materially different under advisory Guidelines. Where, as here, a district court determines that the sentence it originally imposed would not have been materially different under an advisory Guidelines system, our review is confined to determining whether the judge “properly understood the full scope of his discretion in a post-Booker world.” United States v. Combs, 470 F.3d 1294, 1297 (9th Cir.2006). The record shows the district court properly took into account the non-mandatory nature of the Guidelines and understood the full scope of its discretion. See id. AFFIRMED. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Plain English Summary
MEMORANDUM ** Nelly Herrera appeals from the district court’s order, following a limited remand pursuant to United States v.
Key Points
01MEMORANDUM ** Nelly Herrera appeals from the district court’s order, following a limited remand pursuant to United States v.
02Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1084-85 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc), determining that it would not have imposed a materially different sentence had it known that the United States Sentencing Guidelines were advisory.
03Herrera contends that the district court erred by failing to provide an adequate explanation as to why its sentence would not have been materially different under advisory Guidelines.
04Where, as here, a district court determines that the sentence it originally imposed would not have been materially different under an advisory Guidelines system, our review is confined to determining whether the judge “properly understood t
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MEMORANDUM ** Nelly Herrera appeals from the district court’s order, following a limited remand pursuant to United States v.
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