Allen

United States v. Allen

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270 F. App'x 638
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 19, 2008No. 07-30165California419 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Tony Christopher Allen appeals his consecutive sentences for violation of the terms of his supervised release 1 and for making a false sworn declaration before a court. 2 We vacate and remand.

Allen asserts that the Government breached the plea agreement when, in its response to the district court’s request that it state its sentencing position, it did not recommend that the sentence for the supervised release violation run concurrently with the sentence for the false declaration violation. We agree. However, Allen did not object at that time, or at any time during the sentencing hearing. Thus, he forfeited the issue and we review for plain error. See United States v. Cannel, 517 F.3d 1172, 1175-76 (9th Cir.2008); see also United States v. Evans-Martinez, 448 F.3d 1163 , 1166 & n. 1 (9th Cir.2006). We must, therefore, ask: was there error; if so, was it plain; if so, did it affect substantial rights; and, finally, did it “ ‘seriously affect[] the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings’ ”? United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 736 , 113 S.Ct. 1770, 1779 , 123 L.Ed.2d 508 (1993); see also Evans —Martinez, 448 F.3d at 1166 ; United States v.…

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