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B e fo r e J O N E S , C h ie f J u d g e , a n dS T E W A R T a n dO W E N , C ir c u it J u d g e s . P E R C U R IA M: * V i cki e W ri gh t , federalpri soner # 133 49-035, a ppe al s thes e nt e nc e i m posed af t er t h e revoca tion of her sup ervi sed rel ease. W ri gh targu es t h at t h e di st ri ct court vi ol ated h er procedu ral du e process ri gh t s w h en i trevokedher sup ervi sed rel ease an d sen t en ced her to an above-gu idel i n es s en t en ce of 24 m on t h s of i m pri sonm en t . Sh e argu es that sh e w as n otservedw i t h t h e am en ded petit i on cha rgi n g a G rade B vi ol ati on an d an ot h er G rade C vi ol ati on of her sup ervi sed rel ease. Sh e doe s n o t contes tt h at s h e w as servedw i t h t h e ori gi n alpetit i on United States Court of App eals

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2, 2009 Cha rl es R. F ulb ru g e II I ClerkN o. 08- 31017

2 w h i ch cha rged h er w i t h f ou r G rade C vi ol ati on s ort h at t h e am en ded petit i on w as w r i t t e n a f

t e rs he ha d b e e n s um m o ne d an d a he ar i ng hadb e e n s c he dul e d. W ri gh t di d not obj ect on procedu ral du e process groun ds in th e d istr i ct c o u r t. T h e r e fo r e , o u rre v ie w o f th e a lle g e dp r o c e d u r a l d u e p r o c e s s v io la tio n is fo rp la in e r r o r . S eeF ED . R. C RIM . P . 5 2 (b ); Un itedS ta tes v. Will is , 563 F. 3d 168, 170

- 71 ( 5t h Ci r . 2 00 9)
. Pl ai n- e r r o rr e vi e w i nvo lve s t he f o l l o w i ng f

o urpr o n gs: Fi r st , t her e m ustbe an er r orordefec tthath as n otbeen af f i r m at ively w aived by th e d efen d a n t. S eco n d , the erro r m u s t b e c le a ro r ob viou s, i
. e., n ot su bj ect to r e a s o n a b le d is p u t e . T h ir d , t h e e r r o rm u s th a v e a ffe c t e dth e d e fe n d a n t ’s subs t ant i alr i ght s. Fourt h, i f t he abov e t hre e pr ongs ar e s at i sf i ed, t hi s c our thas t h e di scr et i on t o co rr e ct t h e err or onl y i f i t“ seri ou sly af

fect [ s] t h e fai rness, i n teg ri ty or p u b l i c rep u tati on of j u d i ci a lpr oce ed i n gs . ” P u cket tv. Un i t ed S t ate s , 129 S. C t . 1423, 1429 (20 0 9 ) (in te rn a l qu o ta tion m a rk s a n dcita tion om itted ). A ssum i n g w i t h ou tdeci di n g t h at W ri gh tha s m ett h e f i rstt w o prong s li st ed ab o ve , W r i ghtha s no ne t he l e s s fail e d t o de m o ns t rat e tha ta ny pr o c e dur aldue pr o c e s s v i ol ati on a f

fe c t e d he rs ubs t ant i alr i ght s . W r i ghtha s no ta l l e ge d t he
ex i sten ce of an y e vid en ce th a t sh e cou l dh a ve pr ese n tedto t h e d i stri ct cou rt t o de m o ns t r at e t hats he l ac ke d t he c r i m i nali nt e ntre quir e d t o ha ve c o m m i t t e d t he G r ad e B vi o l at i o n. W r i ghtha s no ts ho w n t hat“t he pr o ba bil i t y o f adif fe r e nt resul ti s s u f

f i ci en tt o u n derm i n e confi den ce i n t h e ou t com e” of t h e di st ri ctcourt p r o c e e d in g . Un i t ed S t ate s v. Hol m es , 4 0 6 F .3d 3 3 7 , 3 6 5 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 5 ). W ri gh tal so argues t h at h er sentence i s un reasona bl e becau se iti s based i n l arge pa rton the G rade B vi ol ati on , w h i ch s h e argu es w as not subj ect ed to a m e ani ngf

ul c hall e nge i n t he di s t r i c t c o ur t . The G r ad e B v i o l at i o n charged W ri gh tw i t h com m i t t i n g a federal , st ate, or l ocalcr i m e i n volvi n g pa ssi n g a check
o n aSpe l m an Col l e ge ac c o unt t hat w as r e t ur ne d f o r i ns uf f i c i e nt f unds a nd a bo ut w h ic h th e co lle g e d is a v o w e da n yk n o w le d g e . Adi st r i c tc our tm ay r evo ke a t er m of s uper vi se d r el eas e upon f i ndi ng, by a pr e po nde r anc e o f

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3 r e le a s e . S ee1 8 U .S .C
. § 3 5 8 3 (e)(3 ); Un i t ed S t ate s v. Hi n son , 429 F. 3d 114, 119 ( 5t h C i r . 2005)
. Thi s cou rt re vi ew s t he di st r i c tc our t ’ s fac t ualf i ndi ngs su p p ortingthe rev oca ti on of su p erv i sed releas e for cl ea r e r r o ra n di ts d e te r m in a tio n s o f la w d e n o v o . Un ited S ta tes v. A la n iz-A la n iz , 38 F. 3d 788, 790 (5 th C ir . 1 9 9 4 ). W r i ghtdi d notst i pul at e t o t he G r ad e B vi o l at i o n. She deni e d ha vi ng t he
m en s rea requ i red f

or h er acti on s to h ave been u n l aw f u l , a n d the di st ri ctcourt di d no tb e l i e ve he r . The PSR su ppo r t s t he di s t r i c tc o ur t ’ s f i ndi ng t h atW r i ght hadde m o ns t r at e d apa t t e r n o f c r i m i nalc o nduc ts i m i l art o t hatc har ge d i n t he G rade B vi ol ati on . T h e di st ri ctcourtf ou n d that W ri gh tshou l d h ave su spect ed th a t t h e r e w a s s o m e th in g v e r yp e c u lia ra b o u t t h a t c h e c kin th a t s h e k e p t o n ly 10 p ercent of

proceeds and t ran sferred t h e rem ai n i n g am ou n tt o som eon e el se. T h e d is tr ic t c o u r t’s fin d in gth a t W r i g h tc o m m itt e dth e G r a d e B v io la tio n is p la u s ib le in lig h t o f th e re c o r da n dt h e r e fo r e is n o t c le a r lye r r o n e o u s . S ee Un i t ed S tat e s v. A n d ers on , 560 F. 3d 275, 283 n. 18 ( 5t h C i r . 2009)
. The dec i si on to
r e v o k e W r ig h t’s s u p e r v is e dre le a s e w a s n o t a n a b u s e o f d is c r e tio n . Un i t ed S t ate s v. McCorm i ck , 5 4 F .3 d2 1 4 , 2 1 9 & n .3 (5 th C ir . 1 9 9 5 ). W ri gh tob j ect ed af

t er the di st ri ctcou rtim posedt h e sentence. W e ha ve n ot deci ded t h e app ropri ate s t an da rd o f revi ew f

or a s en t en ce i m posedup on r evo c at i on o f

s uper vi se d r el eas e f ol l ow i ng Un i t ed S t ate s v. B ooker , 543 U
. S. 220 (2 0 0 5 ), a n dw e d e c lin e to d o s o n o w . E
. g. , Un i t ed S t ate s v. McKi n n ey , 520 F. 3d 4 2 5 , 4 2 8 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 8 ). Al t ho ughW r i ght ’ s 2 4- m o nt h s e nt e nc e e xc e e de d t he a dv i s o r y gui de l i ne ran ge of 12 to 18 m on t h s of

im pri sonm en t , the sen t en ce di d n otexceed t h e t w oyear st atutor y m axim u m sentence t h at c ou l d haveb e e n i m po s e d up o n r e vo c ati on o f W r ig h t’s s u p e r v is e dre le a s e . S ee§ 3583 ( e) ( 3)
. W e ha ve routi n el y af f i rm ed revocat i on sentences exceedi n g t h e ad vi sory ran ge, even w h ere th e sen t en ce eq u a l s th e st a tu tory m a xim u m . S e eUni t e d St at e s v . Ne al , 212 F. A pp’ x 328, 3 3 0 -3 1 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ); Uni t e d St at e s v. Jon es , 182 F
. A pp ’ x 343 , 344 ( 5th C i r.N o. 08- 31017

4 20 06 )
. Fur t he r , w e ha ve a f f i r m e d s en t en ces r e pr e s e nt i ng gr e at e rde vi at i o ns fr o m th e a d v is o r yra n g e th a n th e s e n te n c e h e r e . S eeUn itedS ta te s v. S m ith , 417 F. 3d 483, 491- 92 ( 5t h C i r . 2005) (uph ol di ng depar t ure f r om gui del i nes r ange m a x im u m o f 4 1 m o n th s to 1 2 0 m o n th s ); s e e als o Ne al , 212 F. A pp’ x at330- 31 (uph ol d i n g d epart ure f r om gui del i nes r ange m axi m um of 14 m ont hs t o 6 0
m on t h s)
. C on sequ en t l y, W ri gh t ’ s sentence i s acc eptabl e un der both t h e f orm er

“ pl ai n l y u n reasona bl e” a n d t h e B ooker“u n r e a s o n a b le n e s s ” s ta n d a r d s . S ee McKi n n ey , 520 F. 3d at428. W ri gh tdi d n otobj ectt h at th e di st ri ctcourtgave i n suff i ci en treasons f

or i m posi n g t h e 24-m on t h s e n te n ce. A ccor di n gl y, revi ew of t h at i ssue i s al so f

or pl ai n err or. I n un pu bl i shed opi n i on s, t h i s c ou rtha s i n di cat ed that t h e sc ope of 18 U
. S. C. § 3 553( c) ( 2) ’ s a ppli c ab i l i t y t o r e vo c at i o n s e nt e nc e s i s uns e t t l e d a nd, t hus, t he fai l ure by a di st r i c tc our tt o s t at e s pec i f i c r eas ons f

ors el ec t i ng a r e v o c a tio n s e n te n c e d o e s n o t co n s tit u te e r r o r th a t is p la in
. SeeUni t e d S t at e s v. Perez , 2 6 0 F . A p p ’ x7 2 0 , 7 2 3 ( 5 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ), cer t . den i ed , 1 2 8 S
. C t. 1 9 0 7 (20 0 8 ); Un itedS ta tes v . Ca n tre ll , 2 3 6 F
. A p p ’ x 6 6 , 6 9 (5 th C ir .), cer tden i ed , 12 8 S
. C t. 454 (2007 )
. Fur t he r , W r i ghtdo e s no ta r guet hatt he l ac k o f s uf f i c i e ntr e as o ns m ak e s m e ani ngf

ula ppe l l at e r e vi e w i m po s s ibl e a nd d o e s no te xp l ai n ho w t he o ut c o m e o f

he rc as e m i ghtha ve b e e n dif fe r e ntha d t he di s t r i c tco ur tpr o vi de d a
m o r e th o r o u g h v e rb a l e x p la n a tio n fo r its c h o ic e o f s e n te n c e . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. Mondrago n- Sa nt i ago , 5 64 F. 3d3 57 , 3 64

- 65 & n. 6 ( 5t h Ci r . 2 00 9)
. The j u d g me n to f

t h e d i s t r i c tc o u r ti s A F F I RMED.