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i m po se d aft ershe vi ol at ed the cond i t i on s of herprob at i on t o w hi ch she w as s e nt e nc e d a f

t e rs he pl e d gui l ty t o one c ountof m a ki ng af

a l s e s t a t e m e ntt o r e c e i ve S oc i a l S e c ur i ty be ne f

i t s f r a udul e nt l y , i n vi ol a t i on of 42 U . S . C . § 408( a ) ( 7) ( A ) , a nd two c o u n t s o f

th e f to f S o c i a l S e c u r i ty b e n e f

i t s , i n v i o l a t i o n o f

1 8 U. S . C . § 6 4 1 . On appe a l , s he a r gue s tha tthe di s tr i c tc our tvi ol a t e d he rS i xth A m e ndm e ntr i ght s a nd ab u s e d its d is c r e tio n in s e n te n c in g h e ro u ts id e th e a d v is o ry s e n te n c in g r a n g e o f 8 to 14 m onths ’ i m pr i s onm e nt , a s s e tf or th i n U . S . S . G . § 7B 1. 4. S pe c i f i c a l l y , s he a r gue s tha ti f

the c our tr e f

us e s t o a dhe r e t o the C hapt e r7 a dvi s ory s e nt e nc i ng r a nge , i tm us tr e s e nt e nc e he rw i thi n, ora tl e a s tc ons i de r , the or i gi na l G ui de l i ne r a n g e f o rh e ru n d e r ly in g o f

f e n s e . I n de t e rm i ni ng ade f

e nda nt ’ s s e nt e nc e f

ol l ow i ng the r e voc a t i on of pr oba t i on, a di stri ctcourtm ustconsi der the st atut ory r equi re m ent s of 18 U . S . C . § 3 56 5(a) (2), a s w e l l a s the pol i c y s t a t e m e nt s c ont a i ne d i n C hapt e r7 of the S e nt e nc i ng G u id e lin e s . U n ite d S ta te s v . C o o k , 2 9 1 F .3 d 1 2 9 7 , 1 2 9 9 - 1 3 0 1 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) . T he di s tr i c tc our tha s s t a tut ory a uthor i ty unde r§ 3565( a ) ( 2) t o r e voke as e nt e nc e of prob at i on and res ent ence the defendantac cordi ng t o sub chapt erA , w hi ch i ncl ud es the s e nt e nc i ng f

a c t or s e num e r a t e d i n § 3553( a ) . S e e 18 U . S . C . §§ 3551- 59. T he di s tr i c tc our tm us ta l s o c a l c ul a t e a n a dvi s ory s e nt e nc i ng r a nge unde rC hapt e r7 of the S ent enci ng G ui del i nes. S ee U . S . S . G . § 7 B 1. 4. A l tho ug h the C hapt er7 p ol i cy3

s ta te m e n ts f

o c u s o n ad e f

e n d a n t’s v io la tio n o f

s u p e rv is e d r e le a s e , “[ th e ] c h ap te r , to the e xt e ntpe rm i tt e d byl a w , tr e a t s vi ol a t i ons of the c ondi t i ons of

pr oba t i on a nd supervi se d rel ea se as funct i on al l y e qu i val ent . ” U . S . S . G . C h. 7 p t . B , i ntrodu ct ory c o m m e n t. I n U ni t e d S t a t e s v. B ooke r , 543 U . S . 220, 125 S . C t . 738, 160 L . E d. 2d 621, the S upr e m e C our tha d no oc c a s i on t o a ddr e s s the S i xth A m e ndm e nti m pl i c a t i ons of 18 U . S . C . § 3 56 5(a) (2) or of C hapt er7 o f the S ent enci ng G ui del i nes. B ef ore B o o k e r , w e h e ld th a t f

o llo w in g r e v o c a tio n o f

p r o b a tio n , “ac o u r t is a u th o r iz e d to re se nt ence a def

endantw i tho utbei ng re stri ct ed t o the gu i del i ne ra ng e app l i cabl e a t th e t i m e o f

th e i n i t i a l s e n t e n c i n g h e a r i n g . ” C o o k , 2 9 1 F . 3 d a t1 3 0 0 . I n C o o k , we al so no t ed thatthe po l i cyst at em ent s of C hapt er7 o f the S ent enci ng G ui del i nes a re m er el y a dv i soryi n i m po si ng a s ent ence up on the re vo ca t i on of prob at i on . Id. at 1301. P r e - B ooke r , the S upr e m e C our te xpl a i ne d tha tthe S i xth A m e ndm e nti s not appl i c abl e i n r e voc a t i on pr oc e e di ngs , a nd c onc l ude d tha tvi ol a t i ons “ ne e d notbe cr i m i nal and n ee d o nl y be f ou nd by a j ud ge un der aprepon dera nce of the evi dence s t a nda r d. ” S e e U ni t e d S t a t e s v. W hi t e , 416 F . 3d 1313, 1318 ( 11th C i r . 2005) ( quot i ng J ohns on v. U ni t e d S t a t e s , 529 U . S . 694, 700, 120 S . C t . 1795, 1800, 146 L . E d. 2d 727 ( 2000) ( a ddr e s s i ng r e voc a t i on of s upe rvi s e d r e l e a s e ) ) . S e nt e nc i ng f ol l ow i ng the r e voc a t i on of pr oba t i on ha s a l w a y s be e n a dvi s ory . I d. L i ke § 3565,4

B o o k e ra ls o a llo w s f

o ra d v is o ry s e n te n c in g b a s e d o n f a c to r s in 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) . 5 4 3 U .S . a t 2 6 1 , 1 2 5 S .C t. a t 7 6 6 . U pon r e vi e w of

the r e c or d a nd the s e nt e nc i ng tr a ns c r i pt , a nd upon c ons i de r a t i on of

the br i e f s of the pa r t i e s , w e di s c e rn no r e ve r s i bl e e rr or . D e s pi t e the l ow eradvi soryG ui del i ne ra ng e, the re cord dem on stra t es thatthe di stri ctcourt i m pos e d L a m e l a s - L i na r e s ’ s s e nt e nc e of 36 m onths ’ i m pr i s onm e nta f t e rc ons i de r i ng ar a nge of

e vi de nc e , the C hapt e r7 G ui de l i ne s i m pr i s onm e ntr a nge of 8 t o 14 m onths , the § 3553( a ) s e nt e nc i ng f a c t or s , a nd the m a xi m um s t a tut ory s e nt e nc e f or ea ch coun tof her ori gi nal conv i ct i on . P ursuantt o o ur deci si on i n C oo k, the di stri ct courtm ayexer ci se i t s di sc re t i on t o res ent ence L am el as -L i nare s out si de the ori gi nal G ui del i ne ra ng e. W e f

i nd no error. AF F I RME D.