Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry JOHNSON, a/k/a Gerald Lee Johnson, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-02-06
Citations: 4 F. App'x 147
Docket Number: No. 99-4742
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry JOHNSON, a/k/a Gerald Lee Johnson, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINS, MICHAEL, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 4
Pages: 147–148

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry JOHNSON, a/k/a Gerald Lee Johnson, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 99-4742.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 16, 2001.
Decided Feb. 6, 2001.
J. Robert Haley, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Charleston, SC, for appellant. Miller Williams Shealy, Jr., Office of the United States Attorney, Charleston, SC, for appellee.
Before WILKINS, MICHAEL, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Jerry Johnson appeals from the district court's revocation of his term of supervised release and his resulting thirty-month sentence. We affirm. Johnson's attorney has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), asserting claims in regard to Johnson's guilty plea to violating terms of his supervised release but conceding that the claims lack merit. Although notified of his right to file a pro se supplemental brief, Johnson has not done so.
We have reviewed the claims asserted by counsel and conclude they lack merit. Revocation of supervised release is discretionary with the district court, and the court need only be reasonably satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the terms of release were violated. United States v. Cates, 402 F.2d 473, 474 (4th Cir.1968); 18 U.S.C.A. § 3583(e)(3) (West Supp.2000). Given the informal nature of a revocation hearing, Johnson is not entitled to the full panoply of procedural safeguards under Fed.R.Crim.P. 11. Black v. Romano, 471 U.S. 606, 613, 105 S.Ct. 2254, 85 L.Ed.2d 636 (1985); see also United States v. Stehl, 665 F.2d 58, 59-60 (4th Cir.1981). Instead, Johnson is entitled to notice of the hearing; disclosure of the evidence; the opportunity to be present, to be heard, and to contest the charges; the presence of a neutral judicial officer; a written statement of findings; and under some circumstances, the assistance of counsel. Black, 471 U.S. at 611-12, 105 S.Ct. 2254. Our review of the record on appeal discloses that Johnson received all of these safeguards.
Pursuant to Anders, we have reviewed the record for potential error and have found none. Therefore, we affirm Johnson's conviction and sentence. This court requires that counsel inform his client, in writing, of his right to petition the Supreme Court of the United States for further review. If the client requests that a petition be filed, but counsel believes that such a petition would be frivolous, then counsel may move this court for leave to withdraw from representation. Counsel's motion must state that a copy thereof was served on the client. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.