Guillermo Vega-Botello v. United States
JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether a court of appeals that finds a plain error in the district court's selection of a statutory maximum should ordinarily order a limited remand for the sole purpose of determining whether this error affected substantial rights, and, if not, whether it should affirm if the district court does not mention the statutory range in its sentencing commentary?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a court of appeals that finds a plain error in the district court’s selection of a statutory maximum should ordinarily order a limited remand for the sole purpose of determining whether this error affected substantial rights, and, if not, whether it should affirm if the district court does not mention the statutory range in its sentencing commentary? ii PARTIES Guillermo Vega-Botello is the Petitioner, who was the defendant-appellant below. The United States of America is the Respondent, who was the plaintiff-appellee below. ili