context: We believe that these errors require resentencing. We concede that where, as here, the district court departs from the sentencing guidelines, an error in applying the guidelines may sometimes prove harmless; for example, the district court might clearly indicate that the applicable guideline sentencing range had nothing to do with the sentence actually imposed.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.parenthetical: when a court departs from the guidelines, "[i]t is ... arguable that any computational error in assigning a total offense level [is] harmless"
citation_a.sentence: Cf. United States v. Diaz-Villafane, 874 F.2d 43, 48 n. 4 (1st Cir.1989) (when a court departs from the guidelines, “[i]t is ... arguable that any computational error in assigning a total offense level [is] harmless”) (dicta).
citation_b.signal: but see
citation_b.identifier: 872 F.2d 597, 608
citation_b.parenthetical: "[W]hether the court incorrectly determined the recommended range is relevant to our review of a [departure for a] ... sentence that exceeds the Guidelines may look reasonable when compared to one recommended range, but unreasonable when compared to another"
citation_b.sentence: But see United States v. Roberson, 872 F.2d 597, 608 (5th Cir.1989) (“[W]hether the court incorrectly determined the recommended range is relevant to our review of a [departure for a] ... sentence that exceeds the Guidelines may look reasonable when compared to one recommended range, but unreasonable when compared to another”). We cannot say the error is harmless here, however, because the court’s decision to impose a 97-month “departure” sentence may well have been influenced by the PSI’s sentencing recommendation, which itself may well have reflected either or both of the mistakes we have just described.