United States v. Nathaniel Reed

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUN 21 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 09-30318 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 1:08-cr-00143-RFC v. MEMORANDUM * NATHANIEL JAY REED, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Chief Judge Richard F. Cebull Presiding ** Submitted May 25, 2010 Before: CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. Nathaniel Jay Reed appeals from his 151-month sentence of imprisonment and lifetime term of supervised release for aggravated sexual abuse, in violation of * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 18 U.S.C. § 1153(a); 18 U.S.C. § 2241(a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand for resentencing. The record indicates that the district court’s imposition of a lifetime term of supervised release was animated in part by a misreading of the sentencing Guidelines in the Presentence Investigation Report. See U.S.S.G. § 5D1.2(b) (policy statement). The Government concedes this procedural error. Though neither party alerted the district court to this misreading, it affected Reed’s substantial rights. See United States v. Waknine, 543 F.3d 546, 554-555 (9th Cir. 2008). Accordingly, we remand for resentencing. VACATED and REMANDED. 2 09-30318