UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-4015

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

TIMOTHY ROBERT GALLION,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at 

Asheville. Martin K. Reidinger, Chief District Judge. (1:17-cr-00051-MR-WCM-1)

Submitted: September 22, 2022 Decided: September 26, 2022

Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed in part and affirmed in part by unpublished per curiam opinion.

ON BRIEF: J. Edward Yeager, Jr., Cornelius, North Carolina, for Appellant. Amy 

Elizabeth Ray, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Timothy Robert Gallion pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to 

possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 

924(a)(2) (2018).*

 The district court sentenced him to 120 months’ imprisonment. On 

appeal, Gallion argues that the upward-variant sentence is unreasonable and that the district 

court erred by failing to pronounce the conditions of supervised release included in the 

written judgment. The Government moves to dismiss the appeal pursuant to the appeal 

waiver contained in the plea agreement, and Gallion opposes the motion. 

Upon review of the record, we conclude that Gallion knowingly and voluntarily 

waived his right to appeal. Gallion’s challenge to the reasonableness of his sentence falls 

squarely within the scope of his waiver of appellate rights, and enforcement of the waiver 

will not, in this context, result in a miscarriage of justice. Accordingly, we grant the 

Government’s motion to dismiss this portion of the appeal.

Gallion’s contention that the district court failed to pronounce the conditions of 

supervised release, however, falls outside the scope of the appellate waiver. See United 

States v. Singletary, 984 F.3d 341, 345 (4th Cir. 2021). We therefore deny the 

Government’s motion as to that portion of the appeal. Upon review, we conclude that the 

* Section 924(a)(2) was amended and no longer provides the penalty for § 922(g) 

convictions; the new penalty provision in 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(8) sets forth a statutory 

maximum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment for a § 922(g) offense. See Bipartisan Safer 

Communities Act, Pub. L. No. 117-159, § 12004(c), 136 Stat. 1313, 1329 (2022). The 15-

year statutory maximum does not apply in this case, however, because Gallion was 

convicted before the June 25, 2022, amendment of the statute.

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district court adequately pronounced the conditions of supervised release contained in the 

written judgment. See United States v. Cisson, 33 F.4th 185, 194 (4th Cir. 2022). We 

therefore affirm this portion of Gallion’s sentence.

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are 

adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the 

decisional process.

DISMISSED IN PART,

AFFIRMED IN PART

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