Legal Opinion

United States v. Sandon

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 5, 2008No. 06-10543PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*720MEMORANDUM **

Mark Sandon appeals his 210-month sentence upheld by the district court on a limited Ameline remand. Because the parties are familiar with the history of this case, we will not recount it here.

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The purpose of an Ameline remand is to ascertain whether treating the Guidelines as mandatory resulted in an “error affecting] substantial rights, by determining whether the sentence would have been materially different under advisory Guidelines.” United States v. Thornton, 511 F.3d 1221, 1225 (9th Cir.2008). In order to conduct a proper Ameline review, the district judge should evaluate…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Milgard Tempering, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Selas Corporation of America, a Foreign Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  3. Navarro-Lopez v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  4. Chung Ping Li v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. ThorntonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Aguilar-Turcios v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  2. Aguilar-Turcios v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  3. Aguilar-Turcios v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009

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