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U.S. v. PAGE, 15-4027. (2015)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Number: infco20150727100 Visitors: 6
Filed: Jul. 27, 2015
Latest Update: Jul. 27, 2015
Summary: UNPUBLISHED Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM . In 2004, Billy Wayne Page was sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment, to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, after pleading guilty to being a felon and unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), (3), 924(e) (2012). Upon release from imprisonment, Page violated his terms of supervision and the district court revoked his supe
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UNPUBLISHED

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

In 2004, Billy Wayne Page was sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment, to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, after pleading guilty to being a felon and unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), (3), 924(e) (2012). Upon release from imprisonment, Page violated his terms of supervision and the district court revoked his supervised release, sentenced him to six months' imprisonment, and imposed four years of supervised release. During this second period of supervision, the district court found that Page again violated his terms of supervision. The district court sentenced Page to 14 months' imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, including 6 months in a community confinement center. On appeal, Page argues that his sentence is plainly unreasonable. We affirm.

We review "whether or not sentences imposed upon revocation of supervised release are within the prescribed statutory range and are not plainly unreasonable." United States v. Thompson, 595 F.3d 544, 546 (4th Cir. 2010) (internal quotation marks omitted). Accordingly, to be successfully challenged, a revocation sentence must be both unreasonable and "run afoul of clearly settled law." Id. at 548. The district court "need not be as detailed or specific when imposing a revocation sentence as it must be when imposing a post-conviction sentence," but its explanation must still provide a sufficient basis for appellate review. Id. at 547-48.

We conclude that Page's sentence is not plainly unreasonable. Page argues that the combination of imprisonment and community confinement renders his sentence plainly unreasonable. Page's term of imprisonment falls within the policy statement range. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 7B1.4, p.s. (2014). Moreover, the district court properly included an additional term of supervised release. USSG § 7B1.3(g)(2). The district court was further authorized to impose a term of community confinement as a condition of supervised release. USSG § 5F1.1. A review of the record assures us that the district court considered the policy statement range, the parties' arguments, and Page's conduct, and provided an adequate explanation for its sentence.

Accordingly, we affirm the district court's judgment. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED.

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