Noble
United States v. Noble
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*657 MEMORANDUM **
Clinton Noble appeals his sentence imposed following his guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). He contends that under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 , 120 S.Ct. 2348 , 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), and Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 , 124 S.Ct. 2531 , 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2005), the district court violated his constitutional rights and plainly erred in making an upward adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(4) for possession of a stolen firearm. Noble was sentenced before the United States Supreme Court held in United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 764 , 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), that the Sentencing Guidelines were effectively advisory. The record does not show how the district court would have proceeded if it had known that the Guidelines were not mandatory. Accordingly, we remand for the district court to answer the question whether the sentence would have been materially different if it had known that the Guidelines were advisory, and for further proceedings under United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1084-85 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc).