Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 , the court has determined that this opinionshould not * be publishe d and is not precedent except under the limited circu mstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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sup ervi sed rel ease. Th e di st ri ctcourt senten ce d L a cy t o 30 m on t h s of i m pri sonm en tan d to a ten- year t erm of s u p e rv is e dre le a s e . L a c ya r g u e s th a t t h e 3 0 - m o n th te r m o f im p r is o n m e n t is u n r e a s o n a b l e and gr e a t e rt h a n n e c e s s a r yt o e f fe c t u a t e t h e g o a l s o f 1 8 U. S . C. § 3 553( a) , be c ause hi s supervi se d r el eas e v i ol at i ons w ere rel at ed t o pe r so nal dr ug us e a nd a ddi ct i on , a nd n o thi s o r i gi nalo f fe ns e o f dr ug t r af

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2 b e c a u s e h is s ta b le w o r k h i s t o r ya n dd e v o tio n to th e fin a n c ia l s u p p o r t o f h is fam i l y m ak e i tl ess l i kely th at he w ou l d com m i tf u rt h er cri m es or pose a da n ger t o the publ i c . Lacyar gues th a t th e t en- yeart er m of s uper vi se d r el eas e w as excessive becau se h e ha d p revi ou sly confor m ed to m ostcondit i on s of sup ervi sed rel ease an d becau se hi s onl y vi ol ati on s w ere r el ated to h i s p ersonaluse of drug s, w h i ch could be add ress ed d u ri n g i m pri sonm en t an d/or du ri n g a shorter t erm of s u p e rv is e dre le a s e . L acy’ s s en t en ce w as au t h ori zed byl aw an d thu s i s not u n reasona bl e or p l a i n l y u n rea so n a b le . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. Hi n son , 42 9 F . 3 d11 4 , 11 9 -20 ( 5 th C i r. 200 5) . Th e 30-m on t h t erm of i m pri sonm en tdi d n ot e x ce ed the st atutor y m a x im u m o f th r e e y e a r s . S ee 18 U . S. C . § 3 583( e) ( 3) . Li kew i se , Lacy’ s t en- year t e r m o f s u p e rv i s e dr e l e a s e wa s a u t h o r i z e db ys t a t u t e . 2 1 U. S . C. § 8 4 1 (b ) ( 1 ) ( B) ( e m pl o yi ng s am e l ang uag e a f t e r2 00 2 am e ndm e nta s s ubs e c t i o n (b) ( 1) ( C) e xc e pt fo rah ig h e rm in im u m te r m ); seeUn i t ed S t ate s v. Ja ckson , 559 F. 3d 368, 370- 71 ( 5th C i r. 200 9) (h ol di n g t h at a 2002 am en dm en tt o th e C on t rol l ed S u bstances A c tm akes c l eart hats upervi se d r el eas e f ora c onvi c t i on under§ 841(b) ( 1) ( C ) c an b e fo ralife te r m ). Lacy c onc ede s t hathi s ar gum entt hatthe c our t ’ s i m pos i t i on of a t en- year t er m of s upervi se d r el eas e v i ol at es t he D oubl e Jeo par dy C l ause i s f or ec l os ed by Jackson . T h e ju d g m e n t o f th e d is tr ic t c o u r t is A F F IR M E D . Case: 09-50609 Document: 00511111986 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/14/2010