Case Name: UNITED STATES Of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Calvin Lamont MCFADYEN, a/k/a Nino, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-05-17
Citations: 131 F. App'x 913
Docket Number: No. 04-5047
Parties: UNITED STATES Of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Calvin Lamont MCFADYEN, a/k/a Nino, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 131
Pages: 913–914

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES Of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Calvin Lamont MCFADYEN, a/k/a Nino, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-5047.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: April 20, 2005.
Decided: May 17, 2005.
Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Stephen C. Gordon, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant.
Frank D. Whitney, United States Attorney, Anne M. Hayes, Christine Witcover Dean, Assistant United States Attorneys, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Calvin Lamont McFadyen appeals from the district court's judgment revoking his supervised release and imposing a forty-two month sentence. Because our review of the record discloses no reversible error, we affirm the revocation of McFadyeris supervised release and the sentence imposed.
Based on McFadyeris admission to a criminal association violation, his no contest plea to a criminal conduct violation, and the probation officer's proffer of evidence, the district court found that McFadyen violated the conditions of his supervision and properly revoked his supervision. See 18 U.S.C.A. § 3583(e)(3) (West Supp. 2004). McFadyen challenges the length of the sentence, which exceeded the thirty-to-thirty-seven month range suggested by the Sentencing Guidelines. See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 7B1.4(a) (1994). However, this range is not binding on the sentencing court. United States v. Davis, 53 F.3d 638, 640-41 (4th Cir.1994). Indeed, a greater sentence may be warranted where, as here, the original sentence was the result of a downward departure. See USSG § 7B1.4, comment, (n.4). Because McFadyen received a significant downward departure from his original sentence, the district court's decision to impose a sentence above the range suggested in § 7B1.4(a) was reasonable. Additionally, we note that the imprisonment and supervised release terms did not exceed the maximum sentence that could be imposed on revocation. See 18 U.S.C.A. § 3583(e)(3); Johnson v. United States, 529 U.S. 694, 702, 120 S.Ct. 1795, 146 L.Ed.2d 727 (2000); United States v. Maxwell, 285 F.3d 336, 341 (4th Cir.2002). Accordingly, we affirm the district court's judgment. 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
Because the Sentencing Guidelines relating to revocation of supervised release have always been advisory, see U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual Ch. 7, Pt. A, the sentence in this appeal is not impacted by the decision in United States v. Booker, - U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005).