Legal Opinion
United States v. Bragg
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 23, 2009No. 08-10221PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge NOONAN; Dissent by Judge N. SMITH.
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals the sentence imposed on Randy L. Bragg after he pled guilty to two counts of filing false quarterly employment tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). We hold that the district judge failed to explain adequately the sentence he imposed. Accordingly, we vacate the sentence and remand with directions that the court explain its sentence adequately.
FACTS
In 1999, Bragg formed Consolidated Human Resources Az., Inc. (CHRAZ), an Arizona corporation providing payroll and other services to…
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