United States v. Cole
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Patrick M. Cole appeals from an order sentencing him to 90 months’ imprisonment. Principally because the district court failed to provide sufficient notice of its intent to consider sua sponte an above-Guidelines sentence, we vacate and remand.
I. Background
A. The Offense and Plea Agreement
In May 2004, a grand jury in the Western District of New York indicted Defendant-Appellant Patrick M. Cole on 15 counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341. After the filing of the indictment, authorities arrested Cole in Nevada, releasing him on conditions that included…
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