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se vere and h e had al re ady s erved fi ve ye ar s i n st at e pri son for th e o ff ense cond uct th a tc o n s t i tu t e d th e v i o l a t i o n . A f t e rc a r e f u l r e v i e w , w e a f

f i rm. A ft erB oo ker, w e r evi ew a s ent ence i m po se d for a vi ol at i on of supervi se d
r e l e a s e forr e a s onabl e ne s s . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. S w e e t i ng, 437 F . 3d 1105, 1106- 07 (11th C i r. 20 06 ). P ursuantt o 1 8 U . S . C . § 3 58 3(e) , a di stri ctcourtm ay , up on fin d in g b y aprepon dera nce of the evi dence tha ta de f

e nda ntha s vi ol a t e d a c ondi t i on of s upe rvi s e d r e l e a s e , r e voke the t e rm of

s upe rv i sed r e l e a s e a nd i m pos e a t e rm of i m pr i s onm e nt after co n si deri ng ce rt ai n fac t ors s etforth i n 1 8 U . S . C . § 3 55 3(a)
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s e n t e n c e s a n d s e n t e n c i n g r a n g e e s t ab l i s h e d b y t he G ui de l i ne s , an d i n the c a s e of a vi ol a t i on of

s upe rvi s e d r e l e a s e , the ap p l i c abl e G ui de l i ne s orpol i c y s t a t e m e nt s i s s ue d by the S e nt e nc i ng C om m i ss i on . S ee 18 U . S . C . § 3 55 3(a)
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f e ns e c onduc tunde r l y i ng tha ts e nt e nc e . ” U ni t e d S t a t e s v. W oo ds, 12 7 F . 3d 99 0, 99 2-93 (11th C i r. 19 97 ). H e r e , the di s tr i c tc our te xpl i c i t l y co n si d er e d T hom a s ’ s hi s t ory a nd char ac t er i st i cs i n add i t i on t o st at i ng thati thad con si dere d al l o f th e § 35 53 (a )3

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orT hom a s ’ s s t a t e c r i m e , butr a the rbe c a us e he vi ol at ed t h e c ondi t i ons o f h is su p er v ised re leas e. S ee W o o d s, 1 2 7 F .3 d a t 9 9 2 -9 3 . W e a ff irm T h o m as ’s
se nt ence because the di strict co u rtdi d, i n fac t , consi der the advi soryG ui del i nes ra ng e, as w el l as the § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors, and i m po se d a re as on abl e s ent ence . AF F I RME D.