U.S. v. Prichett, 89-3579
Citation | 898 F.2d 130 |
Decision Date | 12 April 1990 |
Docket Number | No. 89-3579,89-3579 |
Parties | UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Herman PRICHETT, Defendant-Appellee. |
Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) |
Benjamin W. Beard, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.
R. John Westberry, Pensacola, Fla., for defendant-appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Before KRAVITCH, ANDERSON and CLARK, Circuit Judges.
Our review of the sentencing hearing transcript satisfies us that the government failed to raise any objection to the district court's decision to depart from the career offender guideline applicable in this case. Normally, we will not consider an argument raised for the first time on appeal. United States v. Belsky, 799 F.2d 1485, 1488 n. 4 (11th Cir.1986). This rule is also applicable to sentencing proceedings. See, e.g., United States v. Houston, et al., 892 F.2d 696, 706-07 (8th Cir.1989) ( ). As part of the plea bargain, the government agreed that "the sentence to be imposed [would be] left solely to the discretion of the District Court," and that "it [would] make no specific recommendation as to any length of incarceration." This agreement, however, does not change our analysis. The gravamen of the government's appeal is that the district court did not properly apply the guidelines when sentencing Pritchett. The existence of a plea agreement does not relieve the government of the necessity to enter its objection when it believes the district court has misapplied the guidelines in imposing a sentence. The district court must be afforded the opportunity to correct its alleged errors. See Fed.R.Crim.Pro. 51 (). During the sentencing proceeding, the district court and defense counsel engaged in a lengthy discussion of whether the guidelines permitted a departure when the offender qualified as a career offender. Initially, the district judge believed the guidelines barred a departure under these circumstances; ultimately, however, he agreed with...
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