United States v. Gordon, No. 15-41510 (5th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseAfter defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of transportation of an undocumented alien and one count of possession with intent to distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana, defendant was sentenced to 41 months’ imprisonment followed by a 3-year term of supervised release which included a special condition that he participate in a mental health program. The court joined its sister circuits in holding that, notwithstanding the express exceptions set forth in subsection (c) of USSG 4B1.1, “a case arises under subsection (b) of the career offender guideline in every case in which the defendant qualifies as a career offender under subsection (a).” In this case, the Government and defendant both agree that the district court’s imposition of the special condition requiring defendant to participate in mental health counseling is unsupported by the record. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment imposing the 41 months’ imprisonment followed by a 3-year term of supervised release, but vacated the special condition requiring defendant to participate in a mental health program, remanding for further proceedings.
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