U.S. v. PATTERSON

Nos. 97-2218, 97-2216.

128 F.3d 1259 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ronald A. PATTERSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Michael Green, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.

Larry C. Pace, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

Before FAGG, BOWMAN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Ronald A. Patterson appeals the sentence imposed on him by the district court following the revocation of his supervised release. Because we believe that Patterson had a right to be afforded an opportunity for allocution prior to the imposition of sentence, and that the court's failure to provide him with this opportunity was not harmless error, we vacate Patterson's sentence and remand for resentencing.

In 1989, Patterson pleaded guilty to possessing...

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