United States v. Melendrez, No. 19-2080 (10th Cir. 2019)

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT _________________________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, December 16, 2019 Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court Plaintiff - Appellee, v. CRUZ MELENDREZ, III, No. 19-2080 (D.C. No. 5:17-CR-03506-KG-1) (D. N.M.) Defendant - Appellant. _________________________________ ORDER AND JUDGMENT * _________________________________ Before MATHESON, BACHARACH, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges. _________________________________ This matter comes on for consideration of the government’s Unopposed Motion for Remand to the District Court for Resentencing. The appellant concurs in the motion. The government concedes plain error by the district court in the sentencing of the appellant. Upon consideration thereof, the motion is granted. This appeal is dismissed and the matter remanded to the district court for resentencing. The mandate shall issue forthwith. Entered for the Court Per Curiam * This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.

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