U.S. v. Lake, No. 04-3238-cr (2nd Cir.) (419 F.3d 111) (August 15, 2005) (Judge Jon O. Newman)
In this case, the Court explored when the mandatory application of the Sentencing Guidelines constitutes harmless error. It stated: "Once the Supreme Court fundamentally altered federal sentencing procedures by ruling in Booker that the Guidelines were no longer required to be applied, it became difficult for the Government to sustain ...
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