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U.S. v. TICKLES

Nos. 10-30852, 10-31085.

691 F.3d 592 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawna TICKLES, also known as Shawna Tickless, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jabar Gibson, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 14, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine M. Maraist , Helina S. Dayries , Robert William Piedrahita , Asst. U.S. Attys., Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee in No. 10-30852.

Christopher Albert Aberle , Mandeville, LA, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 10-30852.

Edward John Rivera , Diane Hollenshead Copes , Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee in No. 10-30852.

Gary V. Schwabe, Jr. , Valerie Welz Jusselin , Asst. Fed. Pub. Defenders, Fed. Pub. Defender's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 10-30852.

Prior reports: ___ U.S. ___, ___ S.Ct. ___, ___ L.Ed.2d ___, 2012 WL 2470084; ___ U.S. ___, ___ S.Ct. ___, ___ L.Ed.2d ___, 2012 WL 2470089.

PER CURIAM:

After our opinion was issued in these consolidated cases, the Supreme Court decided Dorsey v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 2321, 183 L.Ed.2d 250 (2012). Dorsey held, contrary to our opinion, that the more lenient penalties of the Fair Sentencing Act ("Act") apply to offenders who committed an offense before the Act was passed, but were sentenced after the Act was enacted. We therefore VACATE and...

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