United States Third Circuit

Sentence for money-laundering and conspiracy is vacated and remanded under a Booker analysis where the district court treated sentencing guidelines as mandatory, and where the potential for a higher sentence did not violate the ex post facto clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/24/2006
• Published 04/24/2006

Judges

• FUENTES, Circuit Judge., Before SLOVITER and FUENTES, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Lloret, Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David L. McColgin, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Federal Court Division, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.